World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will seek a shot at redemption when she meets Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinal of 2020 Australian Open on Tuesday, January 28. The match begins at around 12.30 pm local time (1 am BST). You can find the Ashleigh Barty v Petra Kvitova live streaming options along with its preview, head to head and tips here.
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Ashleigh Barty v Petra Kvitova Head to Head
Petra Kvitova leads the head-to-head 4-3, but it is the young Aussie who has triumphed in all of their last three meetings. The Czech though did beat Barty in their last meeting at the Australian Open – a straight sets win in the quarterfinal in 2019.
Barty Lost To Kvitova in Melbourne Last Year
On a Sunday of quiet carnage, Ashleigh Barty ensured she wasn’t the next departing seed from this year’s Australian Open as she finally conquered Alison Riske in three long sets.
The American had gotten the better of the World No.1 in last year’s Wimbledon fourth-round meeting, and had never lost to the Aussie, but Barty overcame her demons and kept Australia’s hopes for a first women’s champion in over four decades at the event alive.
Barty will have another shot at redemption in the quarterfinals when she meets Petra Kvitova – the woman who halted her path at the same stage 12 months ago. It is true that Barty did gain her revenge in the next subsequent three meetings they played throughout 2019, but the scars and wounds of that straight sets defeat are still fresh and open.
The 23-year-old Queenslander won the inaugural Adelaide International prior to Australian Open and she is now the overwhelming favorite to lift the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup on final Saturday, unless Kvitova can spring another upset on Tuesday.
Kvitova Tested To The Limit By Sakkari
Petra Kvitova stormed through the top half of the women’s draw, barely breaking sweat. But that was until she meet Greece’s fast-rising star Maria Sakkari in the fourth-round. Sakkari had taken two of their previous three meetings and had edged the Czech left-hander in a tense first-set tiebreak.
However, Kvitova regained her composure and her ability to find her range from the baseline in the second and third sets, firing a grand total of 33 winners.
This is now the fourth time that Kvitova has made the quarterfinal stage of the Australian Open, progressing in her previous two. She went all the way to the showpiece final last year, losing out to Naomi Osaka in three sets. Is Petra Kvitova destined to go one better this year?
Ashleigh Barty v Petra Kvitova Predictions & Tips
Kvitova was untouchable the last time they played in Melbourne winning 6-1 6-4. But it can be said Barty is now a proven major winner and finally figured a strategy to outmaneuver the powerful Czech in the next three meetings. Expect the World No.1 to end Petra Kvitova’s hopes for a third Grand Slam singles crown.
Tip: Barty to win in three sets: 11/4 (Click here to get these odds with Unibet)
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