Petra Kvitova barely broke a sweat in her first-round match against world No. 73 Kristina Mladenovic on Tuesday, putting in a short but successful day at the office in a 6-1, 6-0 win that lasted less than an hour in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The win extended the reigning Wimbledon champion’s summer success, which included a title at New Haven only a few days ago. Kvitova took a strong hold of the match from the start, surrendering only three points on her serve during the first set and an additional five in the second. Doubles specialist Mladenovic came out relatively flat against Kvitova, hitting only three winners on the day. WHAT IT MEANS: The US Open is the only major at which Kvitova has not advanced past the fourth round, but given her form lately, that may change this year. And if fate has it in the cards for the Czech star, she has a shot at securing the No. 1 ranking, if and only if she wins the title and Serena Williams falls before the quarterfinals.
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