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Two-time Wimbledon champ Kvitova set to call it a day

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has announced she intends to retire after the US Open later this year.

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka celebrates seeing off her Russian opponent

Sabalenka emerges from Wimbledon 'nightmare'

Aryna Sabalenka got sucked into what she described as "a nightmare" on Saturday but the Belarusian was thankful to emerge unscathed as she kept alive her Wimbledon dream with a 6-2 6-3 third round victory against Russian Anna Blinkova.

Tennis • 08 Jul 23

Iga Swiatek unleashes a forehand against Petra Martic

Swiatek marches past Martic at Wimbledon

Iga Swiatek overcame a late start and the lack of a Centre Court crowd to progress into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-2 7-5 win over Petra Martic.

Tennis • 07 Jul 23

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates defeating Germany's Jule Niemeier

Swiatek survives scare to reach US Open quarter-finals

World number one Iga Swiatek survived a scare to defeat Jule Niemeier and reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time.

Tennis • 06 Sep 22

Petra Kvitova went ace-mad at the US Open

Aces high for Kvitova as she 'feels the love' from fans

Czech Petra Kvitova sent across 14 aces to down Spanish ninth seed Garbine Muguruza 5-7 6-3 7-6(10) in a thrilling third-round duel at the US Open Saturday.

Tennis • 03 Sep 22

Petra Kvitova: ' I have made the tough decision that it would be unwise to play on it'

Kvitova injured at press conference, Barty's hip issue

Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from the French Open after injuring her ankle in a freak fall while performing her post-match media duties on Sunday

Tennis • 02 Jun 21

Sofia Kenin impressed on Court Philippe Chatrier

Sofia Kenin powers past Kvitova in Paris

American fourth seed Sofia Kenin marched into her second Grand Slam final of the year with a commanding 6-4 7-5 victory against Czech Petra Kvitova at the French Open.

Tennis • 08 Oct 20

Petra Kvitova will now play Laura Siegemund

Kvitova downs Zhang Shuai at Roland Garros

Czech left-hander Petra Kvitova reached the French Open quarter-finals for the first time in eight years as she overpowered China's Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-4.

Tennis • 05 Oct 20

Sofia Kenin returns the ball to Irina Bara on the way to victory

Kenin cruises through but Kvitova pushed to limit

American fourth seed Sofia Kenin stormed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-2 6-0 demolition of Romanian qualifier Irina Bara as Petra Kvitova joined her after being pushed to the limit by third-round opponent Leylah Fernandez.

Tennis • 03 Oct 20

Serena Williams is aiming to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam victories

Serena starts slowly before easing through in Paris

Three-time French Open champion Serena Williams recovered from a slow start to score a repeat win over fellow American Kristie Ahn in the first round at Roland Garros.

Tennis • 28 Sep 20

'I had to motivate myself from the beginning to the end'

Kvitova overcomes 'tough' conditions to progress

Sixth seed Petra Kvitova handily defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 in first-round action at the U.S. Open on Monday but the Czech admitted it took some time getting used to playing in front of the empty stands at Flushing Meadows.

Tennis • 31 Aug 20

Ashleigh Barty lunges to make a forehand on Rod Laver Arena

Barty delights home crowd at Australian Open

Australia's Ashleigh Barty remains unflustered as she moves ever closer to a first title at Melbourne Park.

Tennis • 28 Jan 20

Ashleigh Barty won an impressive 80% of points on her first serve

Barty advances at WTA Finals as Andreescu withdraws

World number one Ashleigh Barty booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals with a comprehensive 6-4 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova in Shenzhen.

Tennis • 31 Oct 19

Serena steadies the ship to sail on

Serena Williams recovered from losing the first set against qualifier Kaja Juvan to reach the third round at Wimbledon.

Tennis • 04 Jul 19

Petra Kvitova suffered severe wounds to her playing left hand

Kvitova: 'I remembered his eyes'

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova tells court of knife attack at her home in December 2016.

Tennis • 06 Feb 19

Petra Kvitova won in an hour and 34 minutes

Kvitova and Osaka reach Australian Open final

Petra Kvitova blazed her way into her first Australian Open final with victory over Danielle Collins while Naomi Osaka kept her hopes of winning back-to-back grand slam titles alive by dispatching Serena Williams' conqueror Karolina Pliskova.

Tennis • 24 Jan 19

Ashleigh Barty served out a 4-6 6-1 6-4 victory with an ace on her fourth match point in front of a raucous crowd on Rod Laver Arena

Local delight as Barty knocks out Sharapova

Ashleigh Barty took out Maria Sharapova to become the first Australian woman to reach the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park for a decade.

Tennis • 20 Jan 19

Petra Kvitova is out for the Czech Republic

Another blow for Czechs as Kvitova out of Fed Cup final

Petra Kvitova has been ruled out of the opening day of the Fed Cup final because of illness.

Tennis • 09 Nov 18

'I didn't expect it to be that good and I'm so happy with this level I show on the court.'

High-flyer Sabalenka looking to do damage at US Open

Aryna Sabalenka will take on fifth seed Petra Kvitova in her next clash at the US Open.

Tennis • 30 Aug 18

French Open: Serena sets up Sharapova showdown

Maria Sharapova moved up a gear and into the fourth round of the French Open.

Tennis • 02 Jun 18

A relieved Petra Kvitova is into the second round

French Open: Kvitova survives huge Cepede Royg scare

Petra Kvitova came within three points of falling in the first round of the French Open before three successive aces and her nerves of steel carried her to a 3-6 6-1 7-5 win over little-known Paraguayan Veronica Cepede Royg on Monday.

Tennis • 28 May 18

Karolina Pliskova cruised into the last eight

Pliskova hits top gear to cruise into US Open quarters

Karolina Pliskova needed just 46 minutes to race into the quarter-finals of the US Open with victory over Jennifer Brady.

Tennis • 04 Sep 17

Kvitova's Wimbledon dream reaches emotional end

Petra Kvitova could not live up to her billing as one of the Wimbledon favourites as she crashed out in the second round to Madison Brengle.

Tennis • 05 Jul 17

Top seed Kerber reaches second round at Wimbledon

Angelique Kerber's battle to hold on to the world number one spot got off to a smooth start as she opened her Wimbledon campaign with a 6-4 6-4 win over Irina Falconi.

Tennis • 04 Jul 17

Petra Kvitova: 'Every traumatic situation is always tough.'

Kvitova: Williams is in a 'traumatic situation'

Petra Kvitova sympathised with Venus Williams after the five-time Wimbledon champion broke down in tears over the fatal car crash she is being sued over in the United States.

Tennis • 03 Jul 17