Kvitova Miffed About Unfair Scheduling in Beijing

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 2, 2023 Petra Kvitova has taken to social media to complain about “unfair” scheduling in Beijing. The Czech champion hit out at the tour after her second-round loss to Liudmila Samsonova (6-4, 7-5) was scheduled for a 5:30 PM start when other first-round matches had yet to be played. 12th-seeded Kvitova had finished her 6-7(6) 7-5 6-3 victory over China’s Wang Xiyu after 1 AM on Sunday night in Beijing.

Far from ideal to finish my match at the @ChinaOpen at 1am and then be back on the schedule at NB 5:30pm the next day when some first round matches had yet to be played. I have always played the sport with huge respect and rarely speak out, but this time I feel strongly…

— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) October 2, 2023