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Petra Kvitova's agent Marijn Bal silences Romanian fan who was cheering her unforced errors during Miami Open SF against Sorana Cirstea

Petra Kvitova's agent, Marijn Bal, silenced a noisy Romanian fan during the Czech's Miami Open semifinal against Sorana Cirstea. Petra Kvitova's agent, Marijn Bal, silenced a Romanian fan who was cheering her unforced errors during the Czech's Miami Open semifinal against Sorana Cirstea. After overcoming the first set, Petra KvITova won 6-4 to reach the Miami Open final for the very first time in her career. She will face 10th seed Elena Rybakina in the Miami final, with the match currently tied at 1-1. If Petra KVitova wins Saturday's final, she will become the first Czech singles champion in Miami since Ivan Lendl in 1989.

Petra Kvitova's agent Marijn Bal silences Romanian fan who was cheering her unforced errors during  Miami Open SF against Sorana Cirstea

Published : 12 months ago by Neelabhra Roy in Sports

Petra Kvitova's agent, Marijn Bal, silenced a noisy Romanian fan during the Czech's Miami Open semifinal against Sorana Cirstea.

Kvitova did not have the best of starts to the match, as she was broken in the fourth game of the opening set. At the time, there were some Romanian fans who were being noisy, thus forcing the umpire to ask them to maintain silence.

One such fan was cheering Kvitova's unforced errors, which prompted her agent Marijn Bal to come towards him and ask him to keep quiet.

The Czech eventually bounced back and saved two set points before clinching the first set 7-5. She broke in the opening game of the second set, and this turned out to be decisive as she won 6-4 to reach the Miami Open final for the very first time in her career.

Petra Kvitova said in her post-match press conference that she was very glad to finally reach the Miami Open final after a different match

Petra Kvitova will take on Elena Rybakina in the Miami Open final

After overcoming Sorana Cirstea, Petra Kvitova will face 10th seed Elena Rybakina in the Miami Open final.

The Wimbledon champion is currently on a 13-match winning streak and is in contention to complete the Sunshine Double, having previously won the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

The Miami Open final will be the third meeting between Kvitova and Rybakina, with their head-to-head currently tied at 1-1.

The Czech heaped praise on the Kazakh's current form during her post-match press conference and claimed that their match would come down to who handles the pressure well.

If Petra Kvitova wins Saturday's final, she will become the first Czech singles champion in Miami since Ivan Lendl in 1989. Elena Rybakina will become only the 12th player to complete the Sunshine Double.


Topics: Florida, Tennis, Miami

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