Tennis Tennis Clinical Kvitova delights in Vesnina trouncing After losing in round one at the Australian Open, Petra Kvitova appeared determined to make a statement in St Petersburg. Christopher Devine 01 February, 2018 02:01 IST Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova - Getty Images Christopher Devine 01 February, 2018 02:01 IST Petra Kvitova got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion at the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy, thrashing seventh seed Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-0. Kvitova suffered a first-round exit to Andrea Petkovic at the Australian Open earlier this month, but looked in superb form on Wednesday as she made the most of a wildcard. "I'm very happy with the win and with the game I was able to play," said the two-time Wimbledon champion. "I love to play indoors and it's great to be in St. Petersburg playing for the first time as well. I felt good in the court." Kvitova will now face Irina-Camelia Begu, who got the better of Petkovic on Monday. Jelena Ostapenko beat home favourite Vera Zvonareva 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 in round two, but fellow seeds Caroline Garcia and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova were knocked out by qualifier Elena Rybakina and Ekaterina Makarova respectively. Wednesday's action was rounded off by a thumping 6-2 6-1 win for Daria Kasatkina against Alize Cornet. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos
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