Tennis: Kvitova pushed hard in first match since Australian Open

January 31, 2019 1:20 AMST PETERSBURG (REUTERS) - Top seed Petra Kvitova shook off her Australian Open hangover to beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-2 7-6(3) in the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Wednesday (Jan 30), but not before the former world number one gave the Czech a scare.