2020 US Open: Petra Kvitova, Shelby Rogers set 4th round showdown; Brady wins

Petra Kvitova reached the second week of the 2020 US Open on Friday. The Czech 6th seed defeated American Jessica Pegula in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 24 minutes.

Speaking after her win, Kvitova said, “I had never faced her, so it's always kind of tricky. She played some great matches here and she fights until the end. I was trying to be aggressive and maybe go forward more, which really helped today. To be in the second week of the US Open, I'm so happy I decided to come here and play.”

Kvitova will take on Pegula’s compatriot Shelby Rogers in the fourth round. Rogers who played against fellow American Madison Brengle in the third round, won her match 6-2, 6-4.

It was quite a day for American women in the draw as the 28th seed Jennifer Brady and Cathy McNally also reached the second week at Flushing Meadows.

In her third-round match, Brady defeated France’s Caroline Garcia in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 16 minutes. In her second-round match that had to rescheduled from Thursday, McNally upset 21st seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(2) in two hours and 26 minutes.

“We’ve played so many times and we know each other so well. She’s such a tough competitor and I knew it was going to be a tough match,” Brady said about Garcia, post-win.

Brady’s round-of-16 opponent is Angelique Kerber who beat another player from the US, Ann Li earlier in the day.

2020 US Open: Round-of-64 matches conclude

McNally, meanwhile, will play 16th seed Elise Mertens in the third round. The Belgian’s second-round match, too, had had to be postponed because of rain on Thursday. Playing against Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo, Mertens won in straight sets 6-3, 7-5.

Lastly, in the match between the 24th seed Magda Linette and 15th seed Anett Kontaveit, the higher-seeded opponent reached the pre-quarterfinals. Kontaveit won 6-3, 6-2 in 70 minutes. Next up for the Estonian at the 2020 US Open is Naomi Osaka in what will be a rematch of their Western & Southern Open quarter-final.

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