Kvitová defeats Šafářová at WTA Finals in Singapore

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová overcame her compatriot Lucie Šafářová 7-5,7-5 at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Wednesday. Czech number one Kvitová currently holds a 8-0 career record against Šafářová. Both Czechs are fighting to make it out of their four-player group into the semi-finals of the tournament, after losing 0:2 on sets in their opening matches. Šafářová will lose the chance to fight her place in the semi-finals, in case Germany's Angelique Kerber wins her match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain.