{"id":76483,"date":"2021-04-29T17:14:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desarrollo.mutuamadridopen.com\/?p=64785"},"modified":"2021-04-29T17:14:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:14:47","slug":"kvitova-progresses-after-bouzkovas-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desarrollo.mutuamadridopen.com\/en\/kvitova-progresses-after-bouzkovas-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kvitova progresses after Bouzkova\u2019s withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A dramatic fall in the third game of the second set brought <strong>Marie Bouzkova<\/strong>\u2019s campaign<br \/>\nto an abrupt end during her clash with <strong>Petra Kvitova<\/strong> in the Manolo Santana Stadium.<br \/>\nThe three-time Mutua Madrid Open champion progressed to the second round on<br \/>\nThursday after her opponent\u2019s retirement from the match <strong>(6-2, 2-3 Wd.)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the evidence of their previous match, when Bouzkova produced a comeback last<br \/>\nyear in Cincinnati, the encounter between the two Czech players on the opening day of<br \/>\nthe WTA 1000 was an enticing prospect. But only three games after receiving medical<br \/>\ntreatment on her right thumb, the player from Prague decided she was unable to<br \/>\ncontinue.<\/p>\n<p>It was a carbon copy of the match in the US tournament, with Kvitova taking the first<br \/>\nset 6-2 after 42 minutes. The aggressiveness of the ninth seed proved key to wrapping<br \/>\nup the first set with five consecutive games to contain a solid start from her compatriot<br \/>\nand take a 1-0 lead after hitting 17 winners.<\/p>\n<p>Far from giving in, Bouzkova caught the Bilovec native off guard with a break in the<br \/>\nsecond game of the second set. Close to making it 3-0, the No. 56 in the world slipped<br \/>\non the Madrid clay, landing on her racket hand and grazing her knees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarieBouzkova?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MarieBouzkova<\/a> has been forced to withdraw due to a right hand injury.<\/p>\n<p>Get well soon, Marie! ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMOPEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MMOPEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HxDfm86E5Y\">pic.twitter.com\/HxDfm86E5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MutuaMadridOpen\/status\/1387744410981609472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bouzkova consolidated the break of serve after receiving medical attention, but the pain<br \/>\nin her right thumb was too much for her to go beyond the fifth game of the second set,<br \/>\nwhen Kvitova had won back the serve she lost and was serving to make it three-a-piece.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the 22-year-old player hitting a winning service return on her backhand to make<br \/>\nit 15-15, she decided not to risk her injury any further and the two compatriots<br \/>\nexchanged some sporting words at the net.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the two-time Wimbledon champion will face Angie Kerber in the second round,<br \/>\nthe German having seen off Marketa Vondrousova in their opener (7-6, 6-1), to<br \/>\ncontinue her bid for a fourth crown in the Caja M\u00e1gica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the match, the champion of the 2011, 2015 and 2018 MMOpens told her side of<br \/>\nthe Bouzkova incident. \u201cIn the beginning when she fell down, I thought \u2018I hope that she<br \/>\nis OK\u2019. I think many times we fall down on the clay when you slide. Then I saw she<br \/>\ncouldn&#8217;t really hold the racket but I didn&#8217;t know it would be that bad probably. I\u2019m sorry<br \/>\nfor her\u201d, said Kvitova.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 12 in the WTA ranking also spoke about her next match against Kerber. They<br \/>\nhave met twice and their last encounter was won by the German two years ago in<br \/>\nSydney. The Czech player said she is \u201creally looking forward to playing her because, as<br \/>\nI mentioned, it\u2019s a long time ago\u201d as well as considering it \u201ca big challenge to face a<br \/>\nlefty because she still fights everything\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dramatic fall in the third game of the second set brought Marie Bouzkova\u2019s campaign to an abrupt end during her clash with Petra Kvitova in the Manolo Santana Stadium. The three-time Mutua Madrid Open champion progressed to the second round on Thursday after her opponent\u2019s retirement from the match (6-2, 2-3 Wd.). 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