Jodie Burrage defeated Two time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in her first WTA tour appearance 3-6 6-4 6-4 in Texas.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova had not played since the China Open towards the end of the 2023 season following the birth of her son Petr.
Kvitova, 34, resumed her career at the WTA 250 event after being given a wild card and despite an excellent display went down in three sets to Burrage.
Burrage sent down a career-high 14 aces to register a 3-6 6-4 6-4 victory against the former world No 2 and set up a last-16 meeting with Ajla Tomljanovic.
She’s an absolute champion,” Burrage said. “I knew I was going to have to fight out here.