What a choke job Garby.....Shame on you.
You have to know who your playing Garby.....Petra is no chump....You give her a opening and she will pounce on it.
Fight girl
hahahaha whattttttttttttttt? You only like to look at your own posts? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Just open up a fucking Microsoft Word document and paste shit in there.
routing for you
i backed off from this one,unreal. Right off the bat when the line came out it was the dog or nothing. +4.5 games? Two power hitters and Petra is 2-1 career , knows she can beat her. They inflated the Wimbledon Champion.
seriously she hits the ball so fucking hard- serena territory. Her decisions on the court are often puzzling. You look at her and wonder why doesnt she win more?
Still have Sammy tonight.
Sammy vs Mischa Zverev
Petra plays a great match.....Crafty veteran gets it done over Garby.....7-6...6-3.
Petra knows how to win....Congrats!
Petra Kvitova embraces new normal at US Open.
Forehands, backhands. Serves and volleys. Practice and a cheering crowd. That's what constitutes a normal life for Petra Kvitova.
Then, this past December, it was nearly all taken away.
In a home invasion, the two-time Wimbledon champion was attacked by an unknown, knife-weilding assailant, the attack resulting in severe injuries to her left, playing hand. She was unsure if she would be able to ever play tennis again. But with the help of her surgeons, coaching team and her own steely resolve, Kvitova returned to the practice courts in May, and made an earlier-than-expected return to competitive tennis at Roland Garros.
After a 6-0, 6-4 win over No. 18 seed Caroline Garcia in the third round on Friday, three-and-a-half months following her return to tennis, the soft-spoken Kvitova was candid about how the regiment of the tennis tour has helped set her mind of the path to business as usual.
"I do feel a little bit more normal than before, especially on the court and around players and people, around the tennis, which I'm very grateful that I can be part of it again," she said. "The life is still a little bit strange, but it's getting better, as well. Hopefully, one day [it] will be better."
Kvitova has not excelled in a decade's worth of US Opens as much as she has in the other three Grand Slams, where she has made at least the semifinals. Her most notable early result in Flushing Meadows came as a teenager in 2009, when she stunned then-world No. 1 Dinara Safina en route to the fourth round.
The Czech has also struggled with asthma in the humid New York conditions, shied away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, and slumped to surprising losses in years past. She lost in Week 1 a total of five times – including after winning both her Wimbledon titles, in 2011 and 2014.
In recent seasons, however, Kvitova has made winning normal in New York, unlocking the key to performing better in the final Grand Slam of the year. She made the quarterfinals in 2015 for a career-best result, and is now in the second week for a third year running after three straight sets victories.
"I don't know why it is happening [but] I'm glad for that, for sure," Kvitova said of her recent streak. "I think finally I found out my plan or how to deal with these conditions and with the US Open. I think that I have been lucky with these conditions, with the weather this year so far, you know, playing the first matches or [when it] wasn't pretty humid or pretty hot.
"I do really feel that this whole thing...[is] just lucky for me right now."
Kvitova's comeback this season hasn't been one of luck: it's been one of hard work, and her peers on the WTA are full of admiration for what she's accomplished.
"I think it's absolutely amazing, after what happened," said Kvitova's compatriot, and doubles world No. 1 Lucie Safarova on Saturday, who is in the second week in singles. "I can't actually imagine how hard it must be. It's really nice to see her coming back and in really short time for what happened. It's great and I hope she continues."
Added Kvitova: "I'm still working on the strength, I think, which is still missing. I'm really not thinking about it when I'm playing much. I'm just taking how it is, and that's what I'm working on. I think that I can hold a little bit better than before.
"From the beginning, it was really difficult to play some big, aggressive shots, but luckily, I've find a way to hit it so far here in the tournament."
A year-end Top 10 player for five straight seasons from 2011-15 who ended 2016 just outside that ranking, at No. 11, Kvitova will play the first Top 10 player in her comeback tour on Sunday, facing off against Wimbledon champion and No. 3 seed Garbiñe Muguruza.
"I would be happy if I see Top 10 player finally. That means I'm kind of deep in the tournament, finally," Kvitova said. "She has a great game. She has ... confidence right now, as well. I think she's really going for the shots and playing her best, for sure. It's nice to play someone who won a Grand Slam this year.
"I'm really looking forward for the big stage and for that match."
The two women will kick off the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium under the lights – as the biggest stage in tennis is looking forward to welcoming the Czech back with open arms in a matchup of two Grand Slam champions set to headline the start of the fourth round.
It will feel, well, normal.
Forehands, backhands. Serves and volleys. Practice and a cheering crowd. That's what constitutes a normal life for Petra Kvitova.
Then, this past December, it was nearly all taken away.
In a home invasion, the two-time Wimbledon champion was attacked by an unknown, knife-weilding assailant, the attack resulting in severe injuries to her left, playing hand. She was unsure if she would be able to ever play tennis again. But with the help of her surgeons, coaching team and her own steely resolve, Kvitova returned to the practice courts in May, and made an earlier-than-expected return to competitive tennis at Roland Garros.
After a 6-0, 6-4 win over No. 18 seed Caroline Garcia in the third round on Friday, three-and-a-half months following her return to tennis, the soft-spoken Kvitova was candid about how the regiment of the tennis tour has helped set her mind of the path to business as usual.
"I do feel a little bit more normal than before, especially on the court and around players and people, around the tennis, which I'm very grateful that I can be part of it again," she said. "The life is still a little bit strange, but it's getting better, as well. Hopefully, one day [it] will be better."
Kvitova has not excelled in a decade's worth of US Opens as much as she has in the other three Grand Slams, where she has made at least the semifinals. Her most notable early result in Flushing Meadows came as a teenager in 2009, when she stunned then-world No. 1 Dinara Safina en route to the fourth round.
The Czech has also struggled with asthma in the humid New York conditions, shied away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, and slumped to surprising losses in years past. She lost in Week 1 a total of five times – including after winning both her Wimbledon titles, in 2011 and 2014.
In recent seasons, however, Kvitova has made winning normal in New York, unlocking the key to performing better in the final Grand Slam of the year. She made the quarterfinals in 2015 for a career-best result, and is now in the second week for a third year running after three straight sets victories.
"I don't know why it is happening [but] I'm glad for that, for sure," Kvitova said of her recent streak. "I think finally I found out my plan or how to deal with these conditions and with the US Open. I think that I have been lucky with these conditions, with the weather this year so far, you know, playing the first matches or [when it] wasn't pretty humid or pretty hot.
"I do really feel that this whole thing...[is] just lucky for me right now."
Kvitova's comeback this season hasn't been one of luck: it's been one of hard work, and her peers on the WTA are full of admiration for what she's accomplished.
"I think it's absolutely amazing, after what happened," said Kvitova's compatriot, and doubles world No. 1 Lucie Safarova on Saturday, who is in the second week in singles. "I can't actually imagine how hard it must be. It's really nice to see her coming back and in really short time for what happened. It's great and I hope she continues."
Added Kvitova: "I'm still working on the strength, I think, which is still missing. I'm really not thinking about it when I'm playing much. I'm just taking how it is, and that's what I'm working on. I think that I can hold a little bit better than before.
"From the beginning, it was really difficult to play some big, aggressive shots, but luckily, I've find a way to hit it so far here in the tournament."
A year-end Top 10 player for five straight seasons from 2011-15 who ended 2016 just outside that ranking, at No. 11, Kvitova will play the first Top 10 player in her comeback tour on Sunday, facing off against Wimbledon champion and No. 3 seed Garbiñe Muguruza.
"I would be happy if I see Top 10 player finally. That means I'm kind of deep in the tournament, finally," Kvitova said. "She has a great game. She has ... confidence right now, as well. I think she's really going for the shots and playing her best, for sure. It's nice to play someone who won a Grand Slam this year.
"I'm really looking forward for the big stage and for that match."
The two women will kick off the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium under the lights – as the biggest stage in tennis is looking forward to welcoming the Czech back with open arms in a matchup of two Grand Slam champions set to headline the start of the fourth round.
It will feel, well, normal.
