After failing to serve out the match at 5-2, Kvitova converted her first match point in her following service game with a passing forehand shot. Kvitova got the decisive break in the first set with a backhand passing shot for a 5-3 lead and served out the set. Lucie Safarova saved five match points before beating Garcia 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 and Kvitova returned from almost a two-month break to defeat Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-4.