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Patna : Twice Wimbledon Champion and World No 6 in WTA rankings Petra Kvitova, 28, Czech Republic, beat winner of 23 Grand Slam singles title and former World No 1 SerenaWilliams, 36, USA, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 in the second round of Cincinnati Masters 2018 at Mason near Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, on August 15, 2018.
Kvitova fired 8 Aces in the match to 7 by World No 27 Serena. Serena committed 5 double faults to 3 by Kvitova. Serena won 3 break points while Kvitova won 4.
World No 7 Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, beat World No 88 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 to enter the third round.
World No 51 Petra Martic, Croatia, upset World No 12 Daria Kasatkina, Russia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to enter the second round. Kasatkina committed 12 double faults in the match to 3 by Martic. Martic won 7 break points to 6 by Kasatkina.