Petra Kvitova News

Samantha Stosur feels a frustrating year may have taken a turn for the better just in time for the French Open.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal endured a three-set thriller before overcoming big-hitting Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 yesterday to reach the Rome Masters quarter-finals. In the women's event, Sam Stosur continued to her fine form, the ninth-seeded Australian beating No8 Petra Kvitova 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. Gulbis, ranked 46th, and a ... (more)

Rafael Nadal in action during his third round match against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2013 in Rome, Italy.

Romanian qualifier Simona Halep upended the fourth-seeded Pole in 6-7 , 6-1, 6-2 fashion on the red clay at Foro Italico.

Petra Kvitova, the No. 8-ranked women's player in the world, has committed to return to the Nutmeg state and defend her New Haven Open championship this summer.

Ekaterina Makarova of Russia ended world No. 3 Victoria Azarenka's perfect start with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory Wednesday in the second round of the Madrid Open.

Though the smell of sun lotion still lingered permanently in the air, by the time Laura Robson and Agnieszka Radwanska shuffled onto the third biggest court in the Caja Magica, the sun that earlier shone down furiously over the stadium had long since departed.

Laura Robson has not enjoyed the best of times since her stunning victory over Petra Kvitova in the Australian Open in January but the 19-year-old Briton showed great resilience to win her opening match in Madrid.

To borrow a familiar phrase, Maria Sharapova made her money the old-fashioned way last week in Stuttgart: She earned it.

World number five Li Na withstood a late comeback from Petra Kvitova to beat the fifth-seeded Czech 6-3 7-5 on Friday and set up a Stuttgart Grand Prix semi-final with American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The second seed from China was put under early pressure by a series of sizzling Kvitova groundstrokes but responded by rattling off five ... (more)

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Maria Sharapova struggled for over three hours in her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix opener on Thursday evening, but she eventually notched her 13th consecutive clay-court win with a 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3 victory over Lucie Safarova in Stuttgart.

Better on clay: Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro returning a shot to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during their Stuttgart Open first round match on Wednesday.

Things seemed to be going according to plan in the early stages of Petra Kvitova's third-round match with Julia Goerges in Stuttgart on Thursday.

Seeded players Li Na, Angelique Kerber and Petra Kvitova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.

Jelena Jankovic beat Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday.

World No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki suffered a first-round defeat at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, falling to Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 , 6-1. The loss.

Defending Champion and World No. 8 Petra Kvitova and World No. 14 Marion Bartoli have committed to play the 2013 New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara, a WTA event that is part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series to be held August 16-24, 2013 at the Connecticut Tennis Center, it was announced today by Tournament Director Anne ... (more)

The men are in full clay swing. Rafael Nadal has left Novak Djokovic and his poodle, Pierre, with the winner's trophy back in Monte Carlo, and is already in Barcelona taking questions from the press.

MILAN: Roberta Vinci secured Italy's fifth Fed Cup final appearance in eight years on Monday after battling past Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic to give the hosts an unassailable lead on the red clay of Palermo yesterday.