2-time Wimbledon champ Kvitova through to 3rd round
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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has reached the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu.
It was Kvitova's fourth consecutive win over Begu.
Kvitova is coming off her 26th career title after winning last week's Sydney International.
The 26-year-old Kvitova lost in the first round last year here, her first loss in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament in four years.
She didn't play in the 2017 Australian Open because she was recovering from injuries sustained in a home invasion attack in the Czech Republic in December 2016.
Kvitova has since had a resurgence, winning a WTA Tour-leading five titles in 2018.
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