Author: Kvittycat53

WTA tennis fan, especially Petra Kvitova, Barbora Krejcikova, Kateřina Siniaková

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Magnificent Miami!

What a week in Miami, and what a week to be a Petra Kvitova fan! Yes, Petra did it. She won the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, a 30th career title and the win puts her back into the WTA top 10. In the final on 1st April, Petra beat favourite Elena Rybakina, who was going for the Sunshine Double after taking the title in Indian Wells a few weeks back. Rybakina was the heavy favourite after having a great start to the 2023 season, but this was no April Fools Day trick, Petra Kvitova really won her 9th WTA1000 level title, the biggest win since the Madrid 1000 in 2018.

Tags Andreescu, Cirstea, Krejcikova, Kvitova, Rybakina, Sabalenka, Siniakova, WTA

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Raise your Glass for the Indian Wells Champions!

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Post date 20/03/2023
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The WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells finished this weekend and I was delighted to celebrate title number 15 for Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the women’s doubles. Following on from winning the 2023 Australian Open title, this cemented them even more firmly as the undisputed number one team, and giving them an 11-0 record this year,

The women’s singles champion was Elena Rybakina who defeated Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets for her first WTA1000 level title.

Tags Krejcikova, Rybakina, Sabalenka, Siniakova, Swiatek, WTA

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What a Difference a Day Makes…

Post author By Kvittycat53
Post date 18/03/2023
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The WTA1000 event at Indian Wells is sometimes known as the fifth Grand Slam. At least that’s what Indian Wells would like to be, however one difference is that players do not get a day off in between every match. And what a two days it has been for Petra Kvitova. In my previous post, I talked about Krejcikova losing to Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova due to play Jessica Pegula later that day. Pegula is the world number three and has been playing probably about the most consistent tennis in the last 12 months, bar Iga Świątek.

Having come through the rollercoaster match with Jelena Ostapenko, Petra was back on court on Tuesday to play Jessica Pegula in the fourth round.

Tags Kvitova, Muchova, Pegula, Raducanu, Sabalenka, Sakkari, WTA

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Everything Everywhere All At Once!

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Post date 16/03/2023
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Double screening Kvitova and Krejcikova on Sunday 12th March 2023

On Oscar night in Hollywood and the third round at Indian Wells, it really was a case of Everything Everywhere All At Once! My nightmare came true and Petra Kvitova and Barbora Krejcikova‘s matches happened at exactly the same time. For me, this was actually a test of who is my real favourite as it was Petra‘s match I ended up watching more closely as I double screened on my tv and iPad. It was partly because what a crazy, crazy crazy match the Kvitova Ostapenko match was.

Tags Krejcikova, Kvitova, Ostapenko, Sabalenka, WTA

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Barbora Back in the Winner’s Circle!

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Post date 26/02/2023
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Dubai champion 2023 – Barbora Krejcikova

Today was the final of the Dubai Duty Free classic WTA1000 in Dubai, the first 1000 level event of the year. It was won superbly, by Barbara Krejcikova who beat Iga Świątek, the world number one and hot favourite, in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 to give a Krejcikova the 6th singles title of her career and her first WTA1000 level title. Krejcikova also achieved something remarkable – beating the three top ranked players in one week – actually on successive days!

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🇨🇿 @BKrejcikova is the FIRST woman in WTA rankings history to beat the Top 3 at the same event in 3 STRAIGHT DAYS 👏

#2 Sabalenka (Thurs)
#3 Pegula (Fri)
#1 Swiatek (Sat)

Graf, Serena, Venus and Sabalenka also beat the Top 3 at the same event, but not in 3 days.
— TENNIS (@Tennis) February 25, 2023

Tags Giorgi, Krejcikova, Pegula, Sabalenka, Siniakova, Swiatek, WTA

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I’m torn..!

Such a weird match today in the third round of the Dubai Duty Free classic. My two favourite players, Petra Kvitova and Barbara Krejcikova played against each other, and I honestly did not know who I was cheering for!

Okay, not quite true. I will always cheer for Petra, no matter what. However, this match ended in a convincing win for Krejcikova and I could not be totally unhappy. Yes that sounds weird. When Petra loses I’m usually very sad. However Krejcikova played really well. Very controlled calm performance with Barbora’s forehand working really really well. She served well, returned well, moved well, defended well. As a Krejcikova fan for 2 years now, this was the first time I’ve watched and not really wanted her to win, but having said that, I did really like that she played so well.

Tags Krejcikova, Kvitova, WTA

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New Year, New Slam Champ!

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Post date 13/02/2023
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Aryna Sabalenka – Champion in Melbourne

It’s the end of January 2023, and after one month of the new season plenty has happened.

The Australian Open 2023 was very entertaining and ended with a great win for Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka has been a top-10 player for five years but has always fallen short in Grand Slams. It took several years for her to make a second week, but she has made a few semifinals, but stumbled at that stage. Notably, the 2021 US Open where she allowed Layla Fernandez back into the match and even the 2022 US Open saw her lead Swiatek by a set but lose. However, she began the 2023 season really well. She took the title in Adelaide and went through to the Australian Open final without dropping a set.

Her opponent in the final was the Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina, who has been a players I’ve admired for a while. Rybakina backed up her Wimbledon win very very well with a fantastic run to the final. A run that included a very convincing win over the world number one Iga Świątek.

Tags Australian Open, doubles, Krejcikova, Kvitova, Linda Fruhvirtova, Linda Noskiba, Linette, parks, Rybakina, Sabalenka, Siniakova, Swiatek, WTA

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Highs and Lows

As 2022 draws to a close, here are my highlights and low moments for my favourite players.

Petra Kvitova

High – Eastbourne title.

Low – Australian Open R1 loss to Cirstea

Tags Krejcikova, Kvitova, Siniakova

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That was the year that was..

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Post date 28/12/2022
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Aryna Sabalenka and champion Caroline Garcia at the WTA finals in November 2022

So the WTA season 2022 has finally ended. Since the last entry, the main event was the Year End Championships which saw Caroline Garcia top a terrific second half of 2022 with the singles title and a surprise defeat for dominant number 1, Iga Swiatek. My main interest was in the doubles, but sadly ended in a disappointing defeat for my favourite doubles team, Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova. The pair cruised through the group stages and the semi-final and looked on course to retain the title however the team of Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermatova pipped them at the post in the match tie break of the final.

Tags Garcia, Gauff, Krejcikova, Kvitova, Pegula, Sabalenka, Siniakova, Swiatek, WTA

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A Bad Day in Guadalajara!

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Post date 19/10/2022
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The final event of the main WTA season in Guadalajara kicked off this week, but today was a bad day for my favourites.

Sadly, both Petra Kvitova and Barbora Krejcikova lost today in matches where they really didn’t play very well at all.

Tags Andreescu, Krejcikova, Kvitova, Siniakova