MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) After surrendering her opening service game with a double-fault, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova won 12 consecutive games in a 6-2, 6-0 win Tuesday over Russia's Vera Dushevina to move into second round of Australian Open.
Wearing the purple color synonymous with Wimbledon, the No. 2-ranked Kvitova underlined her growing stature on the women's tour by not giving Dushevina a second chance. The 21-year-old Czech broke her Russian rival's serve three times in each set and finished off Tuesday's opening match on Rod Laver Arena in an hour.
Kvitova reached the quarterfinals here last year at the start of a season in which she surged up the rankings.