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The Latest on US Open: Kvitova Reaches 1st Quarterfinals

NEW YORK — The Latest on the US Open (all times local):

8:50 p.m.

Petra Kvitova has reached her first U.S. Open quarterfinal.

The two-time Wimbledon champ has never felt comfortable in the bustle of New York, and she hadn't made it past the fourth round here while making at least the semifinals at the other three majors. That changed Monday when the fifth-seeded Kvitova beat British qualifier Johanna Konta 7-5, 6-3.

The 97th-ranked Konta had never advanced beyond the second round at any Grand Slam tournament before this run at Flushing Meadows, when she upset ninth-seeded Garbine Muguruza and No.