Petra Kvitova will meet an in-form Ana Ivanovic in round four of the 2012 Australian OpenYou can watch and bet on Kvitova v Ivanovic live for free at bet365 > live tennisPetra Kvitova has been tipped as one of the main contenders to win this year’s Australian Open following her terrific exploits at the end of the 2011 season, and it’s a case of so far so good for the young Czech.
She’d been causing Maria Kirilenko all sorts of problems in round three before the Russian was forced to withdraw. The scoreline was 6-0, 1-0.
Kvitova appeared to be playing far better against Kirilenko that she had against Carla Suarez Navarro, who took her to three sets. “Yeah, I mean, what I played the first five games was great.
I mean, yeah, from the last match what I played was really big different, and I'm really happy how I played today,” beamed Kvitova. “Hopefully it will be continue like this.”
Kvitova will now take on Ana Ivanovic as she continues her march towards the title. Ivanovic has been putting in plenty of effort to improve her game in recent months, and she could be a threat to the world No. 2.
The Serb has been adding more spin to her forehand, and she feels that this allows her to gain more control over rallies. If Ivanovic is at her best, it looks like Kvitova will have to be sharply focused on the task in hand.
