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Wimbledon 2023: Petra Kvitova through to third round; Paula Badosa retires injured

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova cruised into the third round of this year's tournament with a comprehensive win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

The Czech ninth seed took just 74 minutes to wrap up a 6-2 6-2 win on a stiflingly hot morning at SW19.

The 33-year-old is in good form, having won the grass-court title in Berlin in the lead up to the Championships.

Top two seeds Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are both in action later.

Despite trading early breaks, Belarusian Sasnovich struggled in an error-strewn performance before Kvitova raced away with the second set.