Kvitova stumbles in Indian Wells first round

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was eliminated from the WTA 1000 event at Indian Wells on Wednesday, losing 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to France's Varvara Gracheva in the first round.

World No. 70 Gracheva won 68 percent of points on her first serve and 56 percent on her second to take the match in two hours and 22 minutes against the 34-year-old Czech.

Kvitova,