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 | Kvitova reached the home stage finish6-05-2018 |
Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) placed the No. 2 in the circuit Winner of the WTA Tournament of Tennis Courts in Prague (Czech Republic) with a prize pool of 250, 000 dollars. The 2-time Wimbledon champion defeated the sixth placed Shuiyi Zhang (China) in the semifinals with 7:6 (6), 6:0 in 79 minutes. Kvitova overcame a 1:5 pass in the tieback, and in the second set it did not give either a game to its rival.
In the final, the cheerleader will play against Romania`s seventh Romanian Roulette Mihaela Buzarnescu, which eliminates Camilla Giorgi (Italy) with 4:6, 6:3, 7:5 in 2:25. Kvitova and Buzarnescu have not played against each other. 30-year-old Romanian has not won a title so far in her career. Kvitova will play at the 30th career final during her debut in Prague. So far she has not lost a set in the tournament. Chekkiniata will look for a third title for the year and 23rd in the career.