Kvitova gets past Cirstea, moves into Miami final

Petra Kvitova won seven games in a row to recover from a major deficit in the first set and shake up Sorana Cirstea‘s confidence before cruising through the second set and into the final of the 2023 Miami Open.

Serena Williams' on-court interview after loss to Ajla Tomljanovic at the 2022 US OpenThe world No.74 Cirstea converted her fourth break point to establish a 4-2 lead in the first set and at 5-3 had an opportunity to serve it out. That’s when the 15th-seeded Kvitova started roaring back, winning seven consecutive games to clinch the opening set and go 2-0 up in the second.

There is no other player on the WTA Tour whom Cirstea has faced more times than Kvitova, but the Romanian still…