Petra Kvitova announces tennis comeback after becoming a mother
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced her return to professional tennis following a 15-month break from the sport.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced her return to professional tennis following a 15-month break from the sport.
The 28-year-old former world No.4 will surge back into the Top-20 on Monday after a week that saw her win eight matches in nine days, defeat three top-10 opponents, and overcame Kvitova to win her 10th career title, third of the season, and first WTA 1000 since 2017.
The win also marked the 40th WTA Tour singles final of Kvitova's career. Kvitova, who is 29-10 in finals, will aim for her 30th career singles title on Sunday.
Jabeur has lost to Kvitova four times, including a 6-1, 6-2 victory in Cincinnati the year before.
Djokovic defeated No. 28 seed Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in a match that lasted One hour and 42 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday.
Meanwhile, Spanish 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta, who has not dropped a set, cruised into his first Grand Slam semi-final.
Tuesday’s quarter-final will match the 13-seeded Czech against US ninth seed Venus Williams.
This is the second time in three years that the 37-year-old has advanced to the quarter-finals.
Zhang, ranked 29th, was playing her first match in the United States since April.
The 27-year-old Czech has booked herself for five tournaments in North America.
