Tennis

Germany's Petkovic beats Kirilenko at French Open

Published May. 30, 2011 4:22 p.m. ET

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Andrea Petkovic of Germany beat Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 Monday at the French Open to reach her second consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The 15th-ranked Petkovic stretched her winning streak to nine matches, including a clay-court title at Strasbourg the week before play began at Roland Garros.

Petkovic never had been past the second round at the French Open.

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