Petra Kvitova, the two time player defeated Madison Keys
Petra Kvitova, the two time player defeated Madison Keys: The two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova defeated Madison Keys in three sets to get to her 40th WTA Tour singles final; she will compete against French qualifier Caroline Garcia in the Cincinnati Open final.
On a muggy Center Court, the first match of the day saw a misfiring Kvitova who struggled to get going. However, when it counted, she played some of her best tennis, breaking the American favorite to start the third set and again to secure a place in Sunday’s final.
For the 32-year-old Czech, it will be her first WTA Tour singles final in Cincinnati, but her forty-second overall.
Aryna Sabalenka, the sixth seed from Belarus who competed in a rain-delayed second semi-final, or French qualifier Caroline Garcia will be the two-time Wimbledon champion’s opponents.
Petra Kvitova interacted with on court media
After the match, she said she was expecting a tough match but it turned out to be even tougher than she expected.
She further said playing in the final is most important for her, and that is why she plays tennis to fight for the trophy in the finals.
She said she did not care about the rankings, being in the finals of the tournament is her priority
The 28th-ranked Kvitova was defeated by her American opponent, the 2019 Cincinnati champion, in the opening set after over an hour.
However, the Czech reversed the tables and won in two hours and twenty minutes by breaking twice in the second set and once more to start the third.
In her final service game, Kvitova overcame an 0-40 behind before breaking Keys for the win on a third match point as the American returned wide.
Kvitova advanced to her 12th Master’s final while playing in the 63rd semi-final of her career.
She currently stands 5-4 against Keys.