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US Open 2017: Petra Kvitova beats Caroline Garcia to reach fourth round in New York

Related Topics: Petra Kvitová, Caroline Garcia

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova produced a fine performance to beat 18th seed Caroline Garcia and reach the US Open fourth round.

The Czech 13th seed won the first set in just 25 minutes before serving out a tighter second set to win 6-0 6-4.

Kvitova hit 22 winners and 14 unforced errors in one hour 13 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

She will play Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza or Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova in round four.