Fourth seed Paula Badosa rose up to the challenge of playing Petra Kvitova on grass and edged the two-time Wimbledon champion 7-5 7-6(4) in the third round at the All England Club.
Besides coming to London right after winning the Eastbourne grass-court title, the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion Kvitova entered her Saturday’s encounter with Badosa having played 46 matches at the All England Club, more than anyone remaining in the draw. However, after escaping defeat in her first two matches this fortnight, against Jasmine Paolini and Ana Bogdan, the seed No.