Petra Kvitova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6 6-2 7-5 in the New Haven quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending the title. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Kvitova P. came through in three sets.
Kvitova P. and Pavlyuchenkova A. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kvitova P. went 8–6 (57%) against them, Pavlyuchenkova A. 2–7 (22%). Kvitova P. came out better against 4 of 8 comparable opponents, Pavlyuchenkova A. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
Hard: Kvitova P. leads 4–3 · Clay: Kvitova P. leads 1–0