Petra Kvitova booked her place in the last-16 stage of the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3 2-6 6-0 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova this morning.
The Czech inflicted two breaks of serve en route to a 4-2 lead in the opening set, before ultimately emerging 6-3 winner.
Kuznetsova found some consistency on her service game and broke her opponent twice in a 6-2 second-set win.
However, the 24-year-old made short work of her Russian counterpart in the deciding set, coasting into a 5-0 lead courtesy of three breaks of serve before sealing a 6-0 win and securing her place in the next round.
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Shane Callaghan
Shane Callaghan
