Petra Kvitova insists Wimbledon is a different challenge after Eastbourne title
Petra Kvitova insists Wimbledon will be a “totally different” challenge after surprising herself by storming to glory at the Rothesay International in Eastbourne.
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Petra Kvitova wins Eastbourne after easing past Jelena Ostapenko, Caroline Garcia beats Bianca Andreescu in Bad Homburg
Petra Kvitova won Eastbourne International for the first time with a convincing 6-3 6-2 win over 2021 champion Jelena Ostapenko. The 32-year-old will go into Wimbledon full of confidence next week after a high quality, but ultimately one-sided final and becomes the third Czech to win Eastbourne after Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna.
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.
Petra Kvitova to face Jelena Ostapenko in Eastbourne final
Petra Kvitova will play fellow former Grand Slam champion Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the Wimbledon warm-up event at Eastbourne. Kvitova is a two-time Wimbledon winner looking to emulate her All England Club triumphs in 2011 and 2014. The 32-year-old Czech may not be at her peak these days, but she remains a force on grass, as she showed by battling to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory over the obdurate Beatriz Haddad Maia in Friday's semi-finals.
Former Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova into Eastbourne quarter-finals
Petra Kvitova battled into the Eastbourne quarter-finals on Wednesday as the former Wimbledon champion fought back to beat Britain's Katie Boulter 5-7, 6-0, 7-5. Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014, is using the WTA Tour event on England's south coast to prepare for the grass-court Grand Slam, which starts on Monday. The 32-year-old was in danger of a shock defeat against Boulter after the world number 127 took the first set of their last-16 clash in warm temperatures at Devonshire Park.
Eastbourne: Katie Boulter loses tight tussle against Petra Kvitova, Harriet Dart and Cam Norrie through
British No. 4 Katie Boulter lost out in a tight three-set encounter 5-7 6-0 7-5 against Petra Kvitova at Eastbourne. Boulter, who earned the first top-10 win of her career this week when beating Karolina Pliskova, was up against it early on and trailed Kvitova 5-2 in the opening set.