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Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the round three clash between No.10 seed Petra Kvitova and No.17 seed Maria Sakkari. The players are due out at Arthur Ashe Stadium from 17:00 BST.

P. Kvitová vs M. Sakkari | US Open
Women's Singles | Round 3 | 04.09.2021 | Arthur Ashe Stadium
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P. Kvitová (10)
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M. Sakkari (17)
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Pete Sharland

Updated 04/09/2021 at 17:35 GMT


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GAME, SET AND MATCH! - KVITOVA 4-6 3-6 SAKKARI. That sums up Petra’s day. She double faults on match point and Sakkari completes a dominant victory in just one hOur and 20 minutes. The Greek was just too composed and solid against the erratic Czech who made 33 unforced errors overall. Sakkari will now meet Bianca Andreescu in round four.
KVITOVA 4-6 3-5 SAKKARI. The Greek has been fabulous today. She slaps a ninth ace of the match down the T before clinching another confident hold with a delicate touch low at her feet to produce a drop shot winner.
KVITOVA 4-6 3-4 SAKKARI. That’s more like it from Petra. The big serve does most of the damage. The Czech needs to get that radar working. If she’s going to turn this around we are heading into now or never territory.
KVITOVA 4-6 2-4 SAKKARI. No danger. Sakkari ruthlessly powers through a love hold as Kvitova continues to struggle to find her range.
KVITOVA 4-6 2-3 SAKKARI. Maria must wonder how she’s not well clear here. Kvitova has to fend off another break point but clutch serving helps her wriggle free from deuce.
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KVITOVA 4-6 1-3 SAKKARI. The No.17 seed responds to Kvitova’s venting with some shouts of encouragement of her own as she keeps the Czech at arm’s length with another determined hold to 30.
KVITOVA 4-6 1-2 SAKKARI. Petra lets out a guttural shriek as she saves break point with an ace down the T. The Czech can barely keep her forehand on court but staves off a second before Sakkari reaches a drop shot only to push her pass just wide. The Greek then sweeps a crosscourt forehand wide and Kvitova gets on the board. Cue another scream. Will Maria look back on this game in frustration?
KVITOVA 4-6 0-2 SAKKARI. The game-plan continues to work a treat. It’s obviously more complicated than ‘stay solid’ but the execution is making it look easy at times for the No.17 seed. She backs up her break and is looking good to match her best run at the US Open (in 2020) by moving into round four. What can Kvitova unearth to change the course of this match?
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BREAK! - KVITOVA 4-6 0-1 SAKKARI. Oof! It’s a new set, but it’s the same old story for Kvitova. She’s being frustrated by Sakkari’s patience and accuracy. She’s already leaking errors but continues to go for big shots to try and wrestle control her way. It helps her storm back from 15-40 but when a third opportunity presents, she cannot deny the Greek.
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SET! - KVITOVA 4-6 SAKKARI. Maria looks to her corner and gives it the fist pumps. It’s a highly accomplished game that she serves out to love to take the opener in 37 minutes. She’s been as a solid as a rock with just seven unforced errors to Kvitova's 16.
KVITOVA 4-5 SAKKARI. Maria drags a backhand just wide and Kvitova scrambles back from 0-30 to pose the serve-out question. Kvitova hit an absolute beast of a forehand winner in the middle of that recovery. She’ll need to find more of those if she’s going to turn the tide her way.
KVITOVA 3-5 SAKKARI. The Czech goes on the return offensive once more but Sakkari keeps coming up with the answers on the big points. She keeps Petra at bay to take the game to 30 and is one away from taking the opener.
KVITOVA 3-4 SAKKARI. Petra reins in the errors and comes up with a much-needed, strong service game to stay in touch. She’s the type of player that can reel off countless games in a row if she hits a purple patch. She's got herself back on track now and remains in the hunt in this set.
KVITOVA 2-4 SAKKARI. Assured serving does the business for the No.17 seed as she consolidates. Kvitova is already up to 10 unforced errors and the difference so far is that Sakkari has been more solid and consistent.
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BREAK! - KVITOVA 2-3 SAKKARI. How often do you see that? A player pushes hard for a break, doesn’t get their reward and then folds in the next service game to lose the momentum. Well, it just happened to Kvitova as the Greek reaped the rewards from more leaky play from the two-time major winner.
KVITOVA 2-2 SAKKARI. The game is on Kvitova’s racket but she can’t finish off some explosive approach play. The No.10 seed attacks the second serve with some venomous returns and chalks up two break points. She goes too big on one and then can’t control the pace attacking the first serve. Sakkari somehow nudges in front and gets out of dodge when another huge Kvitova forehand flashes just wide at the baseline.
KVITOVA 2-1 SAKKARI. The Greek manages to get a better read on her return game but can’t press her opponent to deuce as Kvitova seals the game with a wrong-footing crosscourt forehand.