Kvitova suffered a second defeat in a row after returning to tennis

Former second racket of the world Peter Kvitov (Czech Republic, WTA 1448) Completed the WTA 1000 Hardovo tournament in Indian-Vells, USA.

In the 1st round 34-year-old Czech lost Barbari Grachev (France, WTA 70) in three sets in 2 hours and 23 minutes.

WTA 1000 Indian-Wells. Hard. 1/64 finals

Peter Kvitova (Czech Republic) – Barbara Grachova (France) – 6: 4, 3: 6, 4: 6

It was a second meeting of rivals. In 2023, Peter won in Barbara in the 1/8 finals of the thousands of Miami, which eventually won the trophy.

Kvitova held a second match for 1.5 years and suffered a second defeat. The whole 2024 she missed, and in July she was born to the son of Peter. In front of Indian Vells Czech gave way to Jodi Barreadi at the start of competitions in Austin.

The next rival of Grachova in Miam will be the ninth seeding of Mirra Andreev.

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