Kvitova wins Eastbourne to bolster Wimbledon prospects
Petra Kvitova warmed up for Wimbledon by winning the Eastbourne singles title for the first time with a 6-3, 6-2 rout of Jelena Ostapenko on Saturday.
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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova wins Eastbourne title
Petra Kvitova tuned up for the Grand Slam tournament by overpowering Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to win the Eastbourne title on Saturday. The 14th-seeded Kvitova earned her first grass-court title in four years - and 29th trophy of her singles career overall - after breaking Ostapenko, the defending champion, early in both sets and feasting on the Latvian's second serve.
Petra Kvitova completes Wimbledon preparations by winning Eastbourne title
Petra Kvitova completed her Wimbledon preparations by beating defending champion Jelena Ostapenko at Eastbourne on Saturday.
Petra Kvitova claims Eastbourne title with comfortable win over Jelena Ostapenko
Petra Kvitova clinched the Eastbourne singles title for the first time with a dominant straight-sets victory over defending champion Jelena Ostapenko at the Rothesay International.
Kvitova surges past Ostapenko to claim Eastbourne crown
Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova geared up for this year's tournament in style as she sailed past former Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-2 to capture the WTA 500 Eastbourne International crown on Saturday.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova wins Eastbourne title
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova tuned up for the Grand Slam tournament by overpowering Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to win the Eastbourne title on Saturday.
French Open: For Sania-Lucie experience is power card
Sania Mirza and Czech Lucie Hradecka used experience and their stellar power game to get their French Open campaign off to a telling start. The Indo-Czech pairing, aged 35 and 37 respectively, will go up against the Slovenian duo of Kaja Juvan and Tamara Zidansek in the second-round. “It’ll be similar to our first match, they’re also singles players, like in our opener (against Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan),” the Indian said.
French Open: Sania Mirza-Lucie Hradecka win in opening round, Ramkumar Ramanathan loses
Sania Mirza notched up contrasting wins along with their respective partners in the men's and women's doubles competitions at the French Open here on Thursday. While Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop marched into the pre-quarterfinals with a straight set win over Andrey Golubev and Fabrice Martin, Sania combined with Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka to prevail in three sets over Italian duo of Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan in their opening round.