Petra Kvitova
Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic will take on Petra Kvitova in the Quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters
Petra Kvitova has had an up-and-down season so far, with a quarterfinal finish at the Dubai Tennis Championship and the Miami Open her most notable results. She entered Cincinnati after making a first-round exit at the Canadian Open. The Czech is slowly picking up pace in Cincinnati. After a hard-fought three-set victory in the first round against Jil Teichmann, she registered a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 win over Sorana Cirstea in the second round.
In the Round of 16, Kvitova caused a major upset by defeating Wimbledon finalist and fifth seed Ons Jabeur 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 to set up a clash against Ajla Tomljanovic.
Ajla Tomljanovic has had an outstanding run so far in Cincinnati. She started her campaign with two rounds of qualifying before defeating America’s Taylor Townsend in the Round of 64 of the main draw. In her second round, the Australian pulled off a major upset against no.3 seed Paula Badosa, coming back from a set down to win 6-7, 6-0, 6-2. She then got the better of Veronika Kudermetova, once again coming back from a set down to win in three sets.
| Date | Friday, 19th August |
| Court type | Hard Court |
| Watch | Tennis TV |
| Start time | 11 pm IST |
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center |
| Match details | Quarter-Final |
Petra Kvitova and Ajla Tomljanovic will play each other in the quarter of the Western & Southern Open for the first time in their career. There has been no past encounter between the two on the WTA tour. It is very difficult to separate the two, with both expected to go out very hard at each other. We are predicting a win in three sets for Ajla Tomljanovic.
Prediction: Ajla Tomljanovic.
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