Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic hits a return against Mona Barthel of Germany during their women's singles second round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Czech powerhouse Petra Kvitova says her new fitness regime is helping her cope with the Australian Open heat after some previous blow-outs in Melbourne.
Her last two appearances at the year's opening grand slam ended in early defeats, but the Wimbledon champion looked in ominously good form when beating Germany's Mona Barthel 6-2 6-4 to reach the third round on Thursday.
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