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Despite a lopsided defeat in the round of sixteen, Andrea Petkovic can look back with pride on this year’s US Open. Andrea lost 1:6; 2:6 to Vera Zvonareva of Russia (WTA 7), who showed excellent performance and hardly made any mistake.
After a short break Andrea will continue playing in Asia at the tournaments in Tokyo and Beijing. Have a look at the matchcenter for detailed information.
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Andrea Petkovic has reached the round of sixteen at the US Open by walkover. Her opponent in the third round - Shuai Peng of China - suffers from an ellbow-injury and is not able to compete. In the round of sixteen Andrea faces Vera Zvonareva (RUS| WTA 7).
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For the first time in her career Andrea Petkovic has reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. In a very close match Andrea defeated American Bethanie Mattek-Sands (WTA 76) 3:6; 6:3; 7:5. In the third set she had to save three matchballs when Mattek-Sands led 5:4. “It was very tough. She was right there from the beginning and I needed about half an hour to get used to her style of playing”, said Andrea afterwards. “In the third set I was very self-confident. That has made the difference.”
In the third round Andrea competes against Shuai Peng of China, who ended the hopes of 9th-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) in the second round.
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Andrea Petkovic stumbled to an early exit in the women’s doubles competition of the US Open. Together with Tatjana Malek Andrea lost 5:7; 7:6 (8:6) and 4:6 in the first round to Alexa Glatch and Coco Vandenweghe (both USA).
Andrea’s second-round-match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the singles competition is scheduled for Thursday at about 20h (local time). The exact time is subject to the duration of the previous matches.
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Andrea Petkovic has reached the second round of the US Open with a surprising win over Nadia Petrova (WTA 16) of Russia. The 38th-ranked German beat the 17th seed in a third-set tiebreaker, winning 6:2; 4:6; 7:6 (7:4). In the next round Andrea faces 76th-ranked Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA).