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Australian Open 2019: Petra Kvitova thumps Danielle Collins to enter final

Melbourne | ByReuters
Jan 24, 2019 10:35 AM IST

The eighth seeded Czech is bidding for her first Grand Slam triumph since claiming the second of her Wimbledon titles in 2014.

Petra Kvitova will compete in her first Grand Slam final in five years after ending the fairytale run of unseeded American Danielle Collins with a decisive 7-6(2) 6-0 victory on a scorching afternoon at Melbourne Park on Thursday.

Kvitova waves after winning match against Danielle Collins of the U.S.(REUTERS)
Kvitova waves after winning match against Danielle Collins of the U.S.(REUTERS)

The eighth seeded Czech is bidding for her first Grand Slam triumph since claiming the second of her Wimbledon titles in 2014.

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The match at Rod Laver Arena was riven with tension, with a delay to close the roof during the first set due to the stifling conditions and a malfunction of the net cord sensor at the start of the second that left server Collins fuming.

Kvitova capitalised on the American’s distraction to break her three times in succession on the way to an emphatic victory that made her the first Czech woman to reach the Melbourne final since Jana Novotna lost the 1991 decider to Monica Seles.

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