Wimbledon: Grass is greener on the Kvitova side as Czech extends win streak to eight matches
The Czech will face the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 6 seed, and Canadian Bianca Andreescu in the fourth round
Petra Kvitova at 2023 Wimbledon
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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is back in the fourth round at the All England Club after beating Serb qualifier Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5 in London on Saturday.
This was the Czech woman’s eighth consecutive on grass this season after winning the title in Berlin two weeks ago. It also puts her back into the last 16 at Wimbledon for only the second time since her 2014 triumph.
Fourth round ticket booked 🎟️@Petra_Kvitova is through after defeating Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5 #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/rgaZohfF4s
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2023
Kvitova, ranked No 9 in the world, will face the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 6 seed, and Canadian Bianca Andreescu next.
The Czech southpaw defeated Italian Jasmine Paolini (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1) and Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (6-2, 6-2) earlier in the week.
Stevanovic, ranked No 225, won against No 18 seed Karolina Pliskova (6-2, 6-3) and German lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch (7-5, 7-5) in her first two rounds of the main draw after coming through the qualifying event here.
London (Grand Slam), other third-round matches (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 16,077,000):
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (21) beat Dalma Galfi: 6-0, 6-4
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (13) beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-2, 6-2
- Marie Bouzkova (32) beat Caroline Garcia (5): 7-6, 4-6, 7-5
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Petra Martic (30): 6-2, 7-5
- Elina Svitolina (WC) beat Sofia Kenin (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Belinda Bencic (14) beat Magda Linette (23): 6-3, 6-1
- Jessica Pegula (4) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-4, 6-0
- Marketa Vondrousova beat Donna Vekic (20): 6-1, 7-5
- Victoria Azarenka (19) beat Daria Kasatkina (11): 6-2, 6-4
- Lesia Tsurenko beat Ana Bogdan: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (18)
- Katie Boulter vs. Elena Rybakina
- Ons Jabeur vs. Bianca Andreescu
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Anna Blinkova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Madison Keys
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