Kvitova hammers Anisimova to reach quarter-finals

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova steamrolled American teenager Amanda Anisimova 6-2 6-1 to sail into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a year in the Grand Slam wilderness.

(Reuters)

The eighth-seed dominated Anisimova's serve in the early match at Rod Laver Arena and smacked 18 winners to end the 17-year-old's fairytale run at Melbourne Park after less than an hour.

Lefthander Kvitova booked her first quarter-final appearance in Melbourne since her run to the 2012 semi-finals and first at a Grand Slam since the 2017 U.S. Open.

The Czech will meet either Maria Sharapova or Ashleigh Barty for a place in the semi-finals.

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)