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Wozniacki crashes out in Beijing

ESPN staff
October 1, 2014
Stosur upsets Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki suffered a shock exit to Samantha Stosur in the second round of the China Open as rain played havoc with Wednesday's schedule.

Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the China Open by Samantha Stosur © Getty Images
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Sixth seed Wozniacki has been enjoying a resurgent season and had won 25 of her last 31 matches before going down 6-4 7-6(9) to former US Open champion Stosur in Beijing.

She wasted five set points and double-faulted three times in the second-set tiebreak, including on match point.

Meanwhile, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova secured a third round meeting with Venus Williams after beating home favourite Peng Shuai 6-4 6-2 beneath the roof on centre court.

Kvitova and Williams played out a dramatic third-round match at SW14 this year, with the Czech two points from defeat before coming back to prevail 5-7 7-6 (2) 7-5 and riding the momentum all the way to her second Wimbledon title.

"Every match [I have] played with Venus was a really great fight until the end," Kvitova said. "It's the third round in the tournament. It's very early to meet each other again, same as Wimbledon."

Kvitova leads their head-to-head 4-1, but each match has gone to three sets. Both players are in good form, too, with Kvitova winning the Wuhan Open last week to seal qualification her for the WTA Finals in Singapore, and Williams reaching two finals in Canada this summer.

"I feel well on the court," Kvitova said. "My confidence is a little bit higher than after the US Open."

Rain wiped out play on the outer courts, leaving only a handful of matches scheduled for centre court.

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