Defending champion Kvitova wins little-and-large duel

Defending champion Petra Kvitova reached the Wimbledon third round on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Japan's Kurumi Nara in a Court One little-and-large tussle.

Second seed Kvitova will face either Serbian 26th seed Jelena Jankovic or Russia's Evgeniya Rodina for a place in the last 16.

The Czech fired 10 aces and 23 winners in her 58-minute win over the world number 57.

In the first round, she dropped just one game against Kiki Bertens, winning in 35 minutes.

"It was a good match from my side. I was really expecting a tough match because I saw a little bit when she played Venus Williams here last year," said 1.82-metre (six feet) tall Kvitova, who towered over the 1.55-metre (five feet, one inch) tall Nara, the smallest player in the world top 100.

"I was really prepared and I'm really happy with how I played today, how I managed to win."
Source: AFP