Wimbledon 2017 women's round-up: Petra Kvitova shocked by American Madison Brengle
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ByEurosport
Updated 05/07/2017 at 21:32 GMT
Petra Kvitova made an early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday after a shock defeat by Madison Brengle in the second round.
Petra Kvitova is beaten by Madison Brengle in the second round at Wimbledon
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Two-times champion Kvitova, who was playing only her third event this year after recovering from a knife attack at her home, did not look at her best as she struggled against Brengle.
Brengle, ranked 95th in the world, went on to beat Kvitova 6-3 1-6 6-2, in her second ever singles win at the tournament.
French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko fought back despite a string of errors to beat Canadian qualifier Francoise Abanda 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 and reach the third round at Wimbledon for the first time.
Heather Watson shocked Latvia's 18th seed Anastasija Sevastova to claim a stunning 6-0 6-4 victory in just over an hour.
The British number two and world number 102 was brilliant in the sunshine as she produced a dominant display to delight the British crowd on Court Two.
Watson will face Victoria Azarenka for a place in the last 16 after the double Australian Open champion completed a 6-3 6-3 win over Russian's 15 Elena Vesnina.
"I felt very good at the beginning of the match, very on it and relaxed," said Watson. "More relaxed than in my first match. She's a great player and I was prepared for her to play her best.
"She stepped up in the second set, but I was able to keep my cool and stay with her.
It's very important to stay calm. She's a great player and I had to expect she'd raise her level and try something knew. So I had to stay calm and keep focusing on my game.
Watson is through to the third round at the championships for the third time. She lost only eight points on her way to winning the opening set in just 19 minutes.
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Heather Watson of Great Britain celebrates victory after the Ladies Singles second round match against Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia on day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.
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"I'm seeing the ball very big and moving well, which is very important for the grass," said Watson. "And although I hit a few double faults, I feel like I'm serving very well.
"Whoever I play in the third round is a very tough match, and I have no idea what the draw is."
Five-times Wimbledon champion Venus Williams came back from a set down to beat China's Wang Qiang 4-6 6-4 6-1 on Court One.
Second seed Simona Halep breezed past Brazlian Beatriz Haddad Maia with a 7-5 6-3 victory on Court One.
Meanwhile, there was an upset for 25th seed Carla Suarez Navarro at the hands of China's Peng Shuai who progressed to the third round after a 6-2 6-2 on Court 17.
There was a win for eighth seed Dominika Cibulkova on Court 18 who came through 6-4 6-4 against Jennifer Brady of the US.
The Slovakian player is aiming to improve on her run to the quarter-finals a year ago.
There was an upset for Barbora Strycova, seeded 22nd, who was defeated by Japan's Naomi Osaka who is ranked at 59 in the world.
Kristyna Pliskova was defeated by Maria Sakkari of Greece, ranked 61 places lower than the Czech at 101.
Great Britain's number one saw success in the second round to progress to the third for the first time in her career. Johanna Konta laboured against Croatia's Donna Vekic to ultimately come up trumps in a three-set thriller.
Romanian Irina Begu failed to make it to the second round after she was beaten by 27th seed Ana Konjuh after the Croatian took the third set to win 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3.
Results from the Wimbledon Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday
- 13-Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) beat Francoise Abanda (Canada) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
- Camila Giorgi (Italy) beat 17-Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-4 6-7(10) 6-1
- Peng Shuai (China) beat 25-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 6-2 6-2
- 2-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) 7-5 6-3
- 21-Caroline Garcia (France) beat Ana Bogdan (Romania) 6-4 6-3
- Madison Brengle (U.S.) beat 11-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 6-3 1-6 6-2
- Carina Witthoeft (Germany) beat Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
- 4-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-3 6-0
- 10-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Wang Qiang (China) 4-6 6-4 6-1
- 6-Johanna Konta (Britain) beat Donna Vekic (Croatia) 7-6(4) 4-6 10-8
- Naomi Osaka (Japan) beat 22-Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) 6-1 0-6 6-4
- Maria Sakkari (Greece) beat Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4
- 27-Ana Konjuh (Croatia) beat Irina Begu (Romania) 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3
- Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat 15-Elena Vesnina (Russia) 6-3 6-3
- 8-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Jennifer Brady (U.S.) 6-4 6-4
- Heather Watson (Britain) beat 18-Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 6-0 6-4
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