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Petra Kvitova with the Berlin title© AFPPetra Kvitova boosted her status as a leading favourite for a third Wimbledon title by sweeping past Donna Vekic in the final of the Berlin WTA grass-court tournament on Sunday. The Czech seventh seed…

Croatia’s Donna Vekic had to play twice on Saturday but did not drop a set as she cruised into the German Open final with a 6-4 7-6(8) victory over world number eight Maria Sakkari of Greece.The 26-year-old had first beaten lucky loser…

Former world No. 2 Petra Kvitova climbed back into the top 10 in the WTA rankings on Monday after winning in Miami, while Iga Swiatek continued to dominate an unchanged top three.Kvitova, a 33-year-old Czech, won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014…

Twelfth-seeded Petra Kvitova won the Miami Open in her 13th appearance, beating seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 victory Saturday.The 33-year-old Kvitova, 10 years older than her opponent, snapped…

Fifteenth-seeded veteran Petra Kvitova, in her 13th appearance at the Miami Open, finally won her first crown here, upsetting seventh-seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 win.The 33-year-old Kvitova,…

File Photo of Petra Kvitova© AFPTwo-times  Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said she opposed the All England Club's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at this year's tournament. Wimbledon last year  banned players…

Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova used a frenetic finish on her final run to win the last women's World Cup slalom of the season Saturday, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed third.Vlhova trailed then-leader Leona Popovic by eight-hundredths of a…

Last Updated: January 01, 2023, 20:28 ISTPetra Martic notched a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win over Nadia Podoroska to give Croatia an unassailable 3-0 lead over Argentina at the United Cup on Sunday.The winner of Group F will be decided over the next…

World number three Casper Ruud cruised past Thiago Monteiro in straight sets but it was in vain as Norway crashed in their mixed teams United Cup tie against Brazil in Brisbane on Sunday. After the Brazilians won both opening singles…

“Well, it’s just good fun, isn’t it?” Isamaya Ffrench, clad in faux fur and leather, exclaimed as she took in the scene. It was half past eight on Thursday evening, and Los Angeles’ famed Saddle Ranch on the Sunset Strip was already crowded…