Wimbledon champ Kvitova into Australian 4th round

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open after her opponent, Maria Kirilenko, retired in the second set of their match today with a left thigh injury.

Updated on: Jan 21, 2012, 08:06:17 IST

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Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open after her opponent, Maria Kirilenko, retired in the second set of their match on Saturday with a left thigh injury.

Kvitova led 6-0, 1-0 when the Russian player decided she could not continue. She had received treatment from trainers at Rod Laver Arena near the end of the opening set.

The second-seeded Kvitova will next play the winner of Saturday's later third-round match between former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic and American Vania King.

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