Berlin Open: Kvitova reaches last four, defeats Garcia

Czech Petra Kvitova, the No 7 seed, beat Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 3 seed, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to move into the semi-finals of the Berlin Open at Rot-Weiss Tennis Club on Saturday.

Kvitova, ranked No 9, will face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semi-final later today.

The 33-year-old Czech won against Karolina Pliskova (6-3, 6-4) and Argentinian Nadia Podoroska (6-1, 6-1) ahead of her victory.

Passed the test ✅

Kvitova defeats Garcia 6-4, 7-6(3) moving on to the semifinals later today in Berlin where she will face Alexandrova! #bett1open | @Petra_Kvitova pic.twitter.com/QLQq2A0qwx

— wta (@WTA) June 24, 2023

This was Kvitova’s 13th grass-court quarter-final as she continues her quest for her sixth tour title on the surface.

Earlier in the tournament, Garcia, ranked No 4, won against German wildcard Sabine Lisicki (7-6 (2), 6-3) and Australian qualifier Jaimee Fourlis (6-3, 6-2).

Berlin WTA 500, other last 8 results (Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, grass, EUR 678.814, most recent results first):

• Veronika Kudermetova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Donna Vekic beat Elina Avanesyan (LL): 6-2, 7-6
• Maria Sakkari (6) beat Marketa Vondrousova (WC): 7-6 (7), 6-1