Kvitova Miffed About Unfair Scheduling in Beijing
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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 2, 2023Petra 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
Samsonova was also playing on back-to-back days, but she played the first match (at 1230 PM) on Sunday.
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