At the Australian Open was Petra Kvitova in the first semi-final against the unseeded American Danielle Collins 7:6 (7:2), 6:0 . The 28-Year-old for the first time since her second Wimbledon victory in 2014 in the Final of a Grand Slam tournament and reserved a Chance to be on Monday for the first time, the number 1 in the world.
Because the Thermometer in Melbourne is about 38 degrees climbed brand, was closed roof of the Rod Laver Arena when the score was 4:4. After the five minute break, nothing changed in the game first, after winning the Tiebreak, but it was Kvitova, who coped with the changed conditions much better.
Collins completed
Danielle Collins, the No. 39 in the world from the United States, had previously turned off by the German Angelique Kerber and Julia Görges as well as the Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia in three Top-20 players. Against the outstanding occurring Kvitova, who is stepping down at the whole tournament not yet set, and also Belinda Bencic in the 3rd. Round had no Chance, and found it, but no.
The Final for Kvitova also very emotional, because it is for the first time in a major final, after it was shortly before Christmas in 2016, of a burglar in the Czech Republic, injured in the left Hand.
In the Final Osaka
In the women’s final of the Australian Open is waiting for the Czech left-hander Kvitova hits on the US Open champion Naomi Osaka of Japan .
Osaka won their semi-final against the second Czech player Karolina Pliskova 6:2, 4:6, 6:4. They reached their second Final in a row, after they had defeated in New York in a sensational Superstar Serena Williams.
The winner of the match between Kvitova and Osaka will replace on Monday, Simona Halep as the number 1, and for the first time to the top of the world rankings to advance. (sda)
Created: 24.01.2019, 06:46 PM
