Kvitova buried doubts that she would never play again with a stunning victory over the world No 1 Chris Trotman/GettyPetra Kvitova notched up her finest win since returning from a horrific knife attack in her own home, defeating Garbine Muguruza in straight sets to reach the last eight of the US Open. After sustaining wounds to the fingers of her racket-playing left hand last December, which left her doubting whether she would ever play again, Kvitova’s comeback has exceeded all expectations. The 27-year-old Czech reached her first grand slam quarter-final in two years with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory against Muguruza, the Wimbledon champion, in one hour and 46 minutes. “It was the kind of moment which I dream of to come and play again on the big stages against great players on the tour,” Kvitova said. “That was kind of [part] of the…

Source: The Times September 04, 2017 05:48 UTC