The fourth placed on the "Roland Garros" Petra Kvitova had to fight almost two and a half hours before she could qualify for the second round. On the central court in Paris "Philippe Chatrier" the Czech left-handed defeated over Marina Erakovic from New Zealand with 6:4, 3:6, 6:4.
The Champion of "Wimbledon" Kvitova didn``t start convincingly, but managed to escape the first part. In the second Erakovic advantage of the numerous unforced errors from the left-handed from Bilovec and led with 5:2 with two breaks. In the next game the representative of New Zealand came to set ball at her service, but Petra reflected it back and turned back one break. But then Erakovic closed the part.
In the final set both exchanged breakthroughs. Kvitova brushed her game and managed to make a break for 4:3. But again the rival managed to return it immediately. The champion from Madrid did not give up and broke again, then led with 40:0 and realize even her first match point. Petra finished with 47 unforced errors against 38 winner to beat again Erakovic against which she won last year at "Roland Garros", but in the second round in two sets.
Difficult started and the former champion in Paris from 2009, Svetlana Kuznetsova. the Russian, who is No18 in the scheme won in three sets over Kiki Bertens from Netherlands with 6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 2 after more than two hours of game.
After a smooth first set for Kuznetsova in the second dominated the Dutch and she leveled. Bertens conceded early break in the third part , then failed to catch up, but her opponent made another to ensure her place in the second round. Bertens made more winners than the Russian (27-26), but also more unforced errors (31-19).
Svetlana is expecting her successor to the throne of "Roland Garros" Francesca Schiavone.
Quick success recorded No5 Caroline Wozniacki. She ran over the winning the tournament on Saturday in Nuremberg Karin Knapp from Italy with 6:3, 6:0 and expects in the second round the German Julia Gorges.
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