Defending champion Petra Kvitova overcame an error-filled performance to rally from a set and a break down and outlast Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 Monday to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
In a matchup of two former Grand Slam winners, both players struggled to control the windy conditions on Court 3, and Kvitova wasted 10 break points in the first set. She finally broke back for 2-2 in the second when Schiavone double-faulted. However, the fourth-seeded Czech took charge by jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the third set and served out the match at love.
Schiavone, the 2010 French Open winner, won the first set despite hitting just two winners and making 16 unforced errors. Kvitova then won the second despite having four winners and 14 unforced errors.
