 "Saint Petersburg 2020: Petra Kvitova withdraws from quarter-final clash against Ekaterina Alexandrova through illness")
Saint Petersburg: Petra Kvitova withdrew from the Saint Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Friday because of illness. [caption id=“attachment_8042391” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Petra Kvitova in action at the St. Petersburg Open. AP[/caption] The third-seeded Kvitova had been due to play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter-finals. Kvitova said the unspecified illness had bothered her during Thursday’s three-set win over Alison van Uytvanck. “I wasn’t feeling well during my match yesterday and hoped I would feel better today, but unfortunately, that’s not the case," Kvitova said. With the walkover win, Alexandrova will play either second-seeded Kiki Bertens or qualifier Anastasia Potapova in the semi-finals. Also Friday, Elena Rybakina beat Oceane Dodin 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-2. Rybakina will next face either Belinda Bencic or Maria Sakkari.
Kvitova said the unspecified illness had bothered her during Thursday’s three-set win over Alison van Uytvanck
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