BERLIN — Caroline Garcia defeated native favourite Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (2), 6-3 and Petra Kvitova additionally progressed from the primary spherical of the Berlin Open on Monday.

The third-seeded Garcia was made to battle exhausting until she made the decisive break at 4-3 within the second set. The French participant saved the three break factors she confronted and transformed two from 13 alternatives. Both gamers hit 15 aces every.

“It’s funny because we were both practicing at the same place and we practiced with each other and (then) we had to face each other in the first round. It’s always this kind of story,” Garcia mentioned. “But it was really complicated … it’s always a good fight and I’m happy to see Sabine playing in a tournament again.”

The 33-year-old Lisicki reached the Wimbledon closing in 2013 however has needed to cope with quite a few harm setbacks lately and is ranked 308th.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova earlier defeated Czech compatriot Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-4. Croatia’s Donna Vekic defeated Russian participant Varvara Gracheva 6-3, 6-2.

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