Kvitová ended the wait for a series of three victories in Miami. Fruhvirt did not surprise the next favorite

Petra Kvitová she has not won more than two matches in ten consecutive tournaments since she advanced to the quarterfinals in Cincinnati last August. Out of seven starts this year, she even recorded only one miniseries of two victories.

In addition, with the last event in Indian Wells, she said goodbye to the canary from Maria Sakkari, before giving up her injuries in Doha due to renewed inflammation. And only once this year did she beat her better-ranked opponent.

In Miami, however, the 32nd player in the world, Kvitová, finally scored a series of three wins. After the French Clara Burel and the American Lauren Davis, she coped Veronika Kuděrmetováwhich ranks ten places better in the rankings.

The 32-year-old Czech won after a wild run 7-6 6-4. She entered the match with a loss of service, but turned 4-1. From 5-2, she lost four games in a row and her opponent passed the set, but Kvitová forced a tie-break and managed it better.

In the beginning of the second act, Kvitová lost 19 of the 22 finings and lost 0-4 and 0-40. She still managed to win the almost lost set. In the ensuing game, she averted three breakballs and ended the match after almost two hours of fighting by winning six games in a row.

Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number two Kvitová in Miami equaled their best results from 2014 and 2019 by advancing to the quarterfinals. Igou Šwiatekovou.

The 20-year-old Polka Šwiateková, who will become the 28th world number one next week, has not lost 14 games in a row in the WTA 1000 tournaments after the triumphs in Doha and Indian Wells. In Miami, she lost only nine games in three matches, sweeping the 6-3 6-1 home team in the round of 16 Coco Gauffovou.

Šwiateková can still become the fourth tennis player to complete the ‘Sunshine Double’, ie she will win in Indian Wells and Miami in one season. So far, only Steffi Graf (1994 and 1996), Kim Clijsters (2005) and Victoria Azarenka (2016) have succeeded.

Linda Fruhvirtova in Florida, she unexpectedly advanced through former world number one Victoria Azarenko from Belarus or Belgian Elisa Mertens, Paul Badosaovou but the player was no longer surprised by the third hundred.

In the second set, she took the lead 2-0, but Badosa turned the score four times in a row. In an unfavorable situation, 3-5 Fruhvirt averted the match, but another Spanish favorite turned and ended the match.

“I haven’t felt well since this morning and I didn’t know if I could handle the match. Actually, I don’t even know how I won. But I struggled and I’m happy about it,” said Badosa, who is waiting for the home team in the quarterfinals. Jessica Pegulaová (h2h 0-0).

The other two quarter-final pairs were formed by Naomi Osaka with Daniella Collins and Belinda Bencico with Darja Saville.

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