Petra Kvitová reached the second week at Wimbledon for the first time since 2014 after a 6-3 6-2 win over Magda Linette.
The 6th seed continued her bid for a third Wimbledon title with a convincing straight sets win over Magda Linette in 68 minutes.
It was a case of Kvitová being too powerful for the Pole as she broke three time en route to a comfortable third round victory.
Next for Kvitová is either Johanna Konta or Sloane Stephens in the fourth round on ‘Manic Monday.’
It was an aggressive start from the sixth seed as she used her power and speed to cause problems on return straight away.
Although the Pole gained a good win over Amanda Anisimova in the last round, it was clear the difference in ability as Linette lacked the depth in shots to compete with the two-time Wimbledon champion.
Some good returning and incredible angles saw the 29 year-old get the first break of the match at 3-1 as she assumed control.
Despite the Czech Republican look comfortable on serve, the world number 75 remained gutsy on serve and tried to be as aggressive as possible.
After being denied the double break, Kvitová overcame the late storm from Linette to take the first set in 37 minutes on Court Two.
The second saw the barrage from the grand slam champion continue as she managed to create four break points on her first two return games of the set.
Eventually the break of serve came through some good variety in angles and her ability to isolate Linette to the back of the court.
Some good variety on serves also made life unpredictable for the Pole on return as she couldn’t create a single break point in the match.
Another break of serve, meant that Kvitová had the opportunity to serve the match out and she obliged to reach the second week at Wimbledon for the first time since 2014.
.@Petra_Kvitova per la 6^ volta alla seconda settimana di #Wimbledon… e non ha ancora perso un set!
6-3 6-2 Linette. #tennis pic.twitter.com/2CRNLXbVyJ
— SuperTennis TV (@SuperTennisTv) July 6, 2019
It was another dominant performance as she put all the injury doubts behind her as she looks to be cruising through the tournament.
Of course the last time Kvitová reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, she won the title which is not a good sign for the rest of the field.
Next up for the Czech Republican will either be Johanna Konta or Sloane Stephens.
