Miami Open: Three-time quarter-finalist Kvitova moves into last 16 with win over Vekic

Czech Petra Kvitova, the No 15 seed, won against Croat Donna Vekic, the No 22 seed, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the last 16 of the Miami Open at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday evening.

Kvitova improves to 19-12 lifetime at the Miami Open.

Kvitova, ranked No 12, will face Russian qualifier Varvara Gracheva next.

Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Czech defeated Linda Noskova (6-3, 6-0).

Vekic, ranked No 20, beat American Madison Brengle (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) in the previous round of the Miami tournament.

Miami WTA 1000, other third-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):

• Marie Bouzkova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Barbora Krejcikova vs. Madison Keys
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (18) beat Belinda Bencic (9): 7-6 (8), 6-3
• Sorana Cirstea beat Karolina Muchova (Q): 7-5, 6-1
• Bianca Andreescu beat Sofia Kenin: 6-4, 6-4
• Marketa Vondrousova beat Karolina Pliskova (17): 6-1, 6-2
• Varvara Gracheva beat Magdalena Frech (LL): 6-1, 6-2
• Elise Mertens beat Petra Martic (29): 6-4, 6-3
• Elena Rybakina (10) beat Paula Badosa (21): 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Martina Trevisan (25) beat Claire Liu: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
• Jessica Pegula (3) beat Danielle Collins (30): 6-1, 7-6
• Magda Linette (20) beat Victoria Azarenka (14): 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4
• Anastasia Potapova (27) beat Coco Gauff (6): 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2
• Qinwen Zheng (23) beat Liudmila Samsonova (12): 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Jelena Ostapenko (24) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (13): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

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