FOXNews.com: Kvitova fights past battling Russian Bratchikova

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Kvitova fights past battling Russian Bratchikova Jun 2nd 2012, 12:16 Fourth seed Petra Kvitova moved into the French Open fourth round with a 6-2 4-6 6-1 victory over Russian Nina Bratchikova on Saturday, but the Czech was forced to toil in the piercing Parisian sunshine to overcome her opponent. Peppering the baseline with a series of snappy and accurate groundstrokes, Kvitova had looked to be on course for a smooth passage into the next round when she claimed the first set in just 28 minutes. The Russian, however, upped her intensity in the second, forcing the match to a decider before Kvitova regained the upper hand to close it out with a double break. She will now play the winner of 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone's match against Varvara Lepchenko. (Reporting by Toby Davis; editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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