Petra Kvitova and Barbora Krejcikova will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 WTA Dubai Open on February 22.
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In the second round matchup with Yulia Putintseva, Petra Kvitova encountered six breakpoints, including four in the decisive game. In an hour and a half, she held off all challenges to serve out a 6-4, 6-4 victory. The Czech, who won the WTA 500 in 2013 and finished second in the WTA 1000 in 2019, was given a court assignment on Court 3. She made it to the quarterfinals in Dubai for the third time last year, but she was defeated by eventual champion Jelena Ostapenko on match point in the final set tiebreak. The 32-year-old is still a skilled player with an Eastbourne championship and a Cincinnati final under her belt. After Adelaide, she is aiming for her second quarterfinal of the season.
In the decisive set against No. 8 in the world Daria Kasatkina, Barbora Krejcikova trailed 3-5. When the Russian attempted to serve out the match, she was up against four match points. The former world No. 2 saved all of them, two via her opponent’s double faults, and pulled off a herculean escape 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in two hours and 34 minutes. Her first victory in the Middle East came in her eighth top 10 victory overall. Since her injury break in 2022, the former Roland-Garros champion has advanced to her fourth and largest quarterfinal. The fact that she played in her first career final above the WTA 250 level in Dubai in 2021 while ranked No. 63 makes it the ideal location for this accomplishment.
| Petra Kvitova vs Barbora Krejcikova | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | February 22, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Tournament | Dubai Open |
| Stage | Round of 16 |
| Time (India) | 10:30 pm |
| Time (Dubai) | 9 pm |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Yulia Putinseva | 6-4, 6-4 (W) |
| Martina Trevisan | 6-2, 6-1 (W) |
| Coco Gauff | 6-3, 7-6 (L) |
| Zhang Shuai | 7-5, 6-2 (W) |
| Anhelina Kalinina | 7-5, 6-4 (L) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Daria Kasatkina | 4-6, 6-4, 5-7 (W) |
| Irina-Camellia Begu | 6-4, 6-2 (W) |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (L) |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 7-5, 7-6 (L) |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6-1, 6-4 (W) |
0-0. When playing Czechs, Petra Kvitova typically performs at her best. She once had a streak of 24 straight victories over her countrymen, spanning the years 2012 New Haven to 2017 Beijing. Barbora Krejcikova, a late-year champion in Tallinn and Ostrava, is attempting to reach her first quarterfinal of the year (0-3 in last-16s).
Petra Kvitova and Barbora Krejcikova will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 WTA Dubai Open on February 22.
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