WTA roundup: Top-seeded Petra Kvitova avoids early exit

[June 22, 2021]    Top-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win Monday against Poland's Katarzyna Piter in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.

Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova in action during her first round match against Belgium's Greet Minnen REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Among other seeded players in action, No. 3 Jessica Pegula defeated France's Amandine Hesse 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Angelique Kerber of Germany crushed Russian qualifier Ekaterina Yashina 6-1, 6-1; No. 7 Sara Sorribes Tomo of Spain defeated Italy's Martina Trevisan 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; and No. 8 Laura Siegemund of Germany outlasted India's Riya Bhatia 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Other winners Monday were Russia's Anna Blinkova, American Ann Li and France's Alize Cornet.

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Rain forced the postponement of all first-round matches at the grass-court event in England.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is the No. 1 seed. No. 5 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic is the defending champion from 2019, as last year's tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

--Field Level Media

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