WTA: Strong competition for Petra Kvitova in Dubai

After their success in St. Peter’s. Petersburg Petra Kvitova has decided to start in Dubai as well. The Czech had already won the title there in 2013.

For Petra Kvitova, the first half of the year 2018 is almost like a perpetual free spell for Petra Kvitova:”The two-time Wimbledon winner has no points to defend because of her injury break a year ago, so she can enter every tournament unencumbered. On Sunday in St.. Petersburg have already managed this very well, Kvitova did not let the defending champion Kristina Mladenovic stand a chance – and at the same time helped Julia Görges to make it into the top ten for the first time. Your 21. Kvitova has also catapulted the tournament victory to this point in the WTA charts.

It is well known that the great era of the Czech Republic comes at the beginning of the grass season, but tournament successes on other surfaces are not the exception in Kvitova’s vita: for example on the hard courts in Dubai, where the now 27-year-old has succeeded in 2013. And where in a few days she takes a fresh look at the title.

“We are delighted to welcome one of our former champions back to Dubai,” said Colm McLoughlin, Managing Director of Dubia Duty Free,”It’s wonderful to see how strong Petra Kvitova’s comeback has been, and we wish her every success at the Australian Open, but for the 27-year-old Czech she has just finished in round one: Kvitova was in Melbour.

However, the competition in the desert tournament has been washed up: Karolina Pliskova will be at the start as well as Angelique Kerber, with Elina Svitolina the defending champion of 2017. And with Garbine Muguruza, a double major winner whose start to the season was anything but satisfactory.