Petra Kvitova took a while to come to terms with her heartbreaking defeat in las...
MELBOURNE - Petra Kvitova took a while to come to terms with her heartbreaking defeat in last year’s Australian Open final but the Czech says she can now look back on the experience as one of the top achievements of her career.
Kvitova was down a set and a break to Naomi Osaka and facing three match points when she fought back to level the final and force a decider before the two-time Wimbledon champion eventually fell 7-6 5-7 6-4. “After so many years being in the final, it’s a great achievement. I should take it very positively,” said the seventh seed, who will open her campaign against compatriot Katerina Siniakova on Monday.World number four Simona Halep also endured the agony of a lost Australian Open final, going down in three sets to Caroline Wozniacki in 2018.
“I want it badly,” said Halep, the 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon champion. “But it’s very difficult.
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