UNO News Net: WIMBLEDON 2013: Former champion Petra Kvitova back from the brink as 2011 winner clinches decider against Makarova to progress into fourth round

Former champion Petra Kvitova showed impressive resilience to avoid becoming another high-profile first-week casualty at Wimbledon.
This championships has seen the worst performance by the top 10 women's seeds of any slam in the open era, with just four reaching the third round at the All England Club.

Job done: Kvitova celebrates after winning a nail-biting encounter

It had looked like the pattern of underachievement would continue with 2011 title winner Kvitova, only for the eighth seed to come through 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 against Ekaterina Makarova.
Felled by darkness on Friday after rain had halted them, their third-round clash resumed on Court One with world No 27 Makarova a break up at 2-1 in the decider.
It had looked like a tough job turning around the match for the one-time world No 2, but it was a challenge she tackled eagerly.

So near yet so far: Makarova let a commanding lead slip

On to the next: Kvitova faces Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain in the fourth round

Kvitova dug deep and twice broke Makarova while holding her own serve to race into a 4-2 lead.
It was an impressive start from the 23-year-old, although she allowed her opponent to claw her way back by failing to hold serve in the seventh game.
Kvitova was not to be denied though, breaking Makarova's serve yet again en route to taking a topsy-turvy third set and securing a last-16 clash with Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.