The second favorite from Ostrava, Paula Badosa, stopped in the 1/8 finals of the “WTA 500” tournament, the Iberian was beaten in two sets by Petra Kvitova, a two-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments.
Paula Badosa lost to Petra Kvitova in the 1/8 finals of the WTA in Ostrava
Kvitova, the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion, defeated the world No. 4 7-6(4), 6-4 after two hours and two minutes of play.
Petri needed eight match points to win.
In the quarterfinals of the competition in the Czech Republic, Petra Kvitova (20 WTA) will meet the winner of the match between Oleksandra Sasnovich (31 WTA) and Olena Rybakina (26 WTA).
Firing on all cylinders uD83DuDCAA@Petra_Kvitova book a spot in the quarterfinals and knock out Badosa at #2!#OstravaOpen pic.twitter.com/Sc6A7Pr5KU
— wta (@WTA) October 5, 2022
The Agel Open in Ostrava takes place from October 3 to 9, is played on closed hard, has a total prize money of $757,900 and is part of the WTA 500 category. The champion of the title is Anette Kontaveit, and the main favorite this year is Iga Swiatek, the world leader.
Source: Hot News RO
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