Petra Kvitova crashed out of the WTA 500 in Adelaide 2 in the quarter-finals as the two-time Grand Slam champion was beaten by fifth seed Daria Kasatkina.

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Petra Kvitova and Beatrice Haddad Maia were defeated in the quarters of WTA Adelaide 2

The No. 12 seed in Adelaide, Kvitova lost the match in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(3). The match lasted one hour and 34 minutes.

In another match, favorites Paula Bados (9th seed) overcame Beatrice Haddad Maia (11th seed) in a close match. It was 7-6(5), 7-5 for the Spaniard at the end of a tense match that lasted two hours and 35 minutes.

They will also be held in the quarters:

Daniel Collins (14 WTA) – Veronika Kudermetova (9 WTA)

Caroline Garcia (4 WTA) – Belinda Bencic (13 WTA)

We remind you that the order of favorites was turned upside down after the removal of the first three favorites: Iga Svyatek, Ons Zhaber and Jessica Pegula.

WTA Adelaide 2 takes place from January 9 to 14 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize pool of $780,637 and is crowned by Ashley Barty (now retired).