AFP, Melbourne :
Two-time Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitova slumped out of the Australian Open Wednesday after a tough three-sets loss to Sorana Cirstea in the second round.
The ninth seed hit back strongly after losing the first set, but her challenge fell apart as she went out 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 after 44 unforced errors and seven double faults.
“It was impressive”¦ I was not expecting it,” said Romanian Cirstea, who was one of the players that underwent hard quarantine and couldn’t leave her hotel room for 14 days.
“I thought I could beat her and I was confident. I’m really happy with this win.”
Kvitova, the 2019 Australian Open finalist, recovered from a slow start to rediscover her powerful groundstrokes in a dominant second set.
Two-time Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitova slumped out of the Australian Open Wednesday after a tough three-sets loss to Sorana Cirstea in the second round.
The ninth seed hit back strongly after losing the first set, but her challenge fell apart as she went out 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 after 44 unforced errors and seven double faults.
“It was impressive”¦ I was not expecting it,” said Romanian Cirstea, who was one of the players that underwent hard quarantine and couldn’t leave her hotel room for 14 days.
“I thought I could beat her and I was confident. I’m really happy with this win.”
Kvitova, the 2019 Australian Open finalist, recovered from a slow start to rediscover her powerful groundstrokes in a dominant second set.
