Wimbledon 2023: Petra Kvitova through to fourth round after rain delay

Kvitova won Wimbledon successful 2011 and 2014 and reached the last of the Australian Open successful 2019

Two-time champion Petra Kvitova is done to the 4th circular of Wimbledon for lone the 2nd clip since winning the rubric successful 2014.

Following a rainfall hold astatine SW19, the Czech subordinate came done a choky 2nd acceptable to seal victory.

British fig 1 Katie Boulter plays defending champion Elena Rybakina aboriginal connected Saturday, with Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur also successful action.

Kvitova past reached the 4th circular successful 2019 but arrived this twelvemonth successful bully form, having won the Berlin Open successful the build-up.

She took a ascendant first-set pb earlier Stevanovic fought backmost successful the second, with the qualifier starring 5-4 conscionable arsenic the rainfall arrived and the covers went connected astatine the All England Club.

Stevanovic had already caused an upset successful the archetypal round, having beaten 18th effect Karolina Pliskova, but Kvitova kept her nervus well.

She broke to emotion erstwhile play resumed earlier serving retired the lucifer and mounting up a gathering with either Jabeur oregon Canadian Bianca Andreescu, who play aboriginal connected time six.

Meanwhile, Brazilian 13th effect Beatriz Haddad Maia progressed to the 4th circular astatine SW19 for the archetypal clip with a 6-2 6-2 triumph implicit Romanian 37th effect Sorana Cirstea, sealing triumph minutes earlier the rainfall came.

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