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Rio Bronze Medalist Petra Kvitova Bageled at Tokyo Olympics 2020 by World No.59 Utyvanck
Petra Kvitova has lost her second-round match against Belgian national, Van Uytvanck Alison. The Belgian completed a comfortable comeback against the Czech national, as she beat her 5-7, 6-3, 6-0. The trail of upsets continue at the Olympics this summer.
Tennis – WTA Masters 1000 – Madrid Open – Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain – May 5, 2021 Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova in action during her quarter final match against Australia’s Ashleigh Barty REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Petra Kvitova gets bageled in the finals set
The World No.13 from Czech Republic lost the final set in utter disgraceful fashion. Alison completed a bagel over her opponent and advanced into the third round. Petra was just not in her usual form, as she made 37 unforced errors during the match and 19 of them came in the third set.
The Belgian was in total command after she missed out on the first set, however comfortably winning the second set. Alison was better at receiving the service from the Czech’s end, which also proves her break point conversion. She converted seven of the 14 break point opportunities she had.
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 30, 2021 Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck celebrates during her first round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Tale of Upsets at the Olympics
The four-time Grand Slam winner continues the list of early exits by the big players. Yesterday, World No.1 Ashleigh Barty lost in the first round of the tournament and raised eyebrows. Today, the two time Wimbledon champion and two time US Open winner added herself to the list.
Petra was one of the favorites to go a long way in the tournament. However, her string of bad form started earlier in June. She lost her first-round match against Sloane Stephens at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
However, Petra faced humiliation today after losing 6-0 in the third set. A calm and composed Alison Van Uytvanck overcame the scare and triumphed over Petra.
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