On Tuesday, Beijing time, Kvitova, as the No. 6 seed of the tournament, officially participated in the WTA500 event held in St. Petersburg.
In the first round, the former champion of the tournament, the Czechs, swept Germany's Niemer, who broke through from the qualifiers, 6-1, and made a strong start.
It is worth mentioning that this is Kvitova's first appearance on the Tour since the first round of the Australian Open. At this year's Australian Open, Kvitova was swept by Romanian veteran Costia, which surprised people.
Leaving the game prematurely has left the outside world in a slump over the future career of the two-time Grand Slam champion, who is about to usher in the 32-year-old this year.
In this regard, she herself is very optimistic. After the early conclusion of the Australian season, the Czech posted this testimonial on social media: "When the results are not as good as you like, life does not stop." My definition of a game of tennis is not winning or losing, and I'll come back and try again. ”
From this brief remark, we can see the Czechs' firm confidence in the future.
In 2018, Kvitova won a trophy in St. Petersburg, and now four years have passed. Reviewing her debut in the tournament this year, the Czech performed remarkably well, breaking five serves of her opponent in less than 70 minutes, while scoring 30 winning points and eight ACEs. One of the most noteworthy is that in one of the rounds, four ACEs were issued in a row.
"I wasn't in the best form at the beginning of the year, so it was always tough to win the game. But life is like that, you never know what's going to happen. She said in an interview. My opponent passed the qualifying round with three wins, so it was bound to be a tough game. Her serve would be very good and I tried to save my serve and waited for my chance and was lucky enough to win the game. ”
"I don't necessarily have to win." Speaking of her desire for a championship, she said, "But every day is different and as the game goes on, I always play better. I came here to play to enjoy tennis and that's what I did today. ”
In the next round, Kvitova will face Begu, who later swept China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-1. Look forward to the czech veteran's bloom again! (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)