Petra Kvitova (WTA 14) was eliminated from the “WTA 250” tournament in Ningbo at the quarterfinal stage after losing to Russia’s Dayana Schneider (WTA 85), score 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
Petra Kvitova, defeat by Diana Schneider at WTA Ningbo
Schneider had a great start to the match, and in the first set she walked around the court, the Czech player managed to win one game.
The two-time Grand Slam winner recovered in the second set, which was initially strong for her, but after 3-0 and 5-1 she easily lost the initiative and the Russian won three games in a row.
In the decisive match, the fight ended 3-3, from where the second favorite of the tournament did not have time.
Diana Schneider will also meet the Czech Linda Fruhvirtova (117 WTA) in the semifinals.
The main favorite Ons Zhaber and the winner of Kateryna Sinyakova and Nadia Podoroska will play in the second semi-final.
The Ningbo Open takes place from September 25 to 30 on hard, is part of the WTA 250 category and has a total prize pool of $259,303. The tournament has not been held since 2014, and the last winner was Magda Lynette.
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Diana Schneider beats No. 2 seed Kvitova 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Linda Fruchtwirtova for a place in the Ningbo final!#NingboOpen pic.twitter.com/e9aUX0m1y6
— wta (@WTA) September 28, 2023
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