Russian tennis player Varvara Gracheva lost to Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the Miami Open. The match ended with the score 5:7, 6:7 (5:7), it lasted 2 hours and 1 minute. In the 1/4 finals, the Czech will play with the winner of the match between Bianca Andreescu (Canada) and Ekaterina Aleksandrova (Russia).
22-year-old Gracheva is ranked 54th in the WTA rankings. She did not win tournaments under the auspices of the association. 33-year-old Kvitova is the 12th racket of the world. She has 29 wins at WTA tournaments, including two wins at Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon 2011 and 2014). Winner of the 2011 WTA Final Tournament, bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games in singles.
Miami Open (Miami Masters) is a tournament in the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 categories, which is held in Miami (Florida, USA). The prize pool is $8.8 million.
