Petra Kvitova competed effectively in her first match in 17 months however finally fell wanting beginning her post-pregnancy comeback with a win on the WTA 250 event in Austin.
On Tuesday, the two-time Grand Slam champion received the opening set towards Jodie Burrage earlier than the world No. 189 got here again to win 3-6 6-4 6-4 in two hours and 28 minutes of play.
The Czech made a lightning begin to the match, claiming back-to-back breaks for a 4-0 lead earlier than serving out for the opener within the ninth recreation.
Within the second set, Kvitova managed to get well from a break down late within the second set and tie it to 4 video games apiece however then misplaced the subsequent two video games and the match went right into a decider.
The third set was the same story to the second set as the previous world No. 2 failed to come back up huge within the deciding moments.
After lacking out on 4 break factors at 4-3 within the third set, Kvitova received damaged within the ninth recreation as Burrage took a 5-4 lead earlier than finishing her comeback win within the following recreation.
Jodie Burrage© LTA/X – Honest Use
Kvitova made one factor clear earlier than launching her post-pregnancy return
After it was introduced that the two-time Wimbledon winner was given a wildcard for Austin, the 34-year-old admitted that she did not have huge expectations for the early phases of her comeback and that she could be pleased with a single win.
“My tennis is not at a level where I can win tournaments, certainly not at the moment. I will be happy if I win a match,” the Czech mentioned earlier this month.
“It’s not like I finished yesterday. I would like to tell people not to hope for a miracle. We’ll see in time whether it will improve or not. Of course, I’m training, doing everything I can for it and we’ll see where it leads.”
Subsequent on Kvitova’s schedule is Indian Wells, for which she was given a wildcard.
