NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Second-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic moved into the quarterfinals of the New Haven Open with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Americas Nicole Gibbs. The 2011 Wimbledon champion, the only Grand Slam winner in the New Haven field, is coming off a title in Montreal, her first ever in North America, and a run to the semifinals in Cincinnati. I want to play a lot of matches here, and go for the U.S. Open with a good result," she said. "I want good matches in my bag." Caroline Wozniacki remains undefeated in New Haven after beating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the second round. Third-seeded Wozniacki is playing in the tournament for the fifth time and is the four-time defending champion. Wednesdays victory was her 19th here without a loss. "I think I just have the same mentality every time I go into a match," Wozniacki said. "Out of respect for myself, the tournament and the opponent, I treat it as a match that I want to win." Her chances for a fifth straight title improved Tuesday when top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska retired in the second set of a lacklustre performance against qualifier Olga Govortsova with a sore shoulder. Radwanska said she did not want to risk aggravating the injury going into the U.S. Open. The 19-year-old Gibbs was able to come back from 4-1 down to tie Kvitova before worlds fifth-ranked player put her away. Kvitova will play one of her best friends, Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. Safarova beat Jie Zheng of China 6-4, 6-0. Wozniacki had a tougher time in her match. She never trailed against Arvidsson, but dropped three straight games after being up 4-1 in the first set, and had to battle the rest of the way. "I went a little bit down with my level, she went a little bit up and all of the sudden it was just a struggle to win that first set," Wozniacki said. "Im just happy to be through. 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Olshey declined to identify whom the Clippers had offered in exchange for Paul but their package reportedly included centre Chris Kaman, reserve guard Eric Bledsoe, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and their No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft. Reports suggested the Hornets also wanted guard Eric Gordon included. "There wasnt one piece or another piece that killed this deal," Olshey said. "The aggregate compensation that we were going to have to convey to them was just too much and it was going to hamstring our franchise in the long term." Its the second time in five days that a deal moving Paul to Los Angeles fell apart. Last week, NBA commissioner David Stern nixed a three-team trade by the league-owned Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets that would have sent Paul to the Lakers. "This is a superstar player that is obviously in a delicate situation with his current franchise," Olshey said. "We just felt right now were just not going to be able to meet where were equally satisfied with the outcome." The Clippers used their remaining US$3.5 million in salary cap room to claim Billups. The 35-year-old point guard was waived by the New York Knicks last weekend. "Weve tried eight, 10 times over the years to try and trade for Chauncey. Its never worked out before," Olshey said. "This is another great addition to our roster. Hes going to be a great fit with our guys." Billups averaged 16.dddddddddddd8 points, 5.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 72 games with Denver and the Knicks last season. He was traded to New York in February. He helped lead Detroit to the NBA championship in 2004, when he was MVP of the finals. Olshey said the decision to acquire Billups was independent of the team rejecting the Hornets offer. "This is not a precursor to another move. This is not laying the groundwork for another opportunity," he said. The Clippers had a need for Billups since Bledsoe is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks while recovering from right knee surgery on Oct. 7. "He has the ability to add a lot to our organization, on and off the court," coach Vinny Del Negro said about Billups. "Hes not ready to retire. He has too much left in the tank." The team matched a $42.7-million, four-year offer sheet from the Golden State Warriors for restricted free agent Jordan, something Olshey told him they would do once they used their cap space. The 23-year-old centre appeared in a career-high 80 games last season, averaging 7.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.78 blocks while making 66 starts. "He did a nice job for us last year. Were expecting big things from him," Del Negro said. "DeAndre brings a defensive presence for us, shot-blocking, he runs the court well, hes very young still, hes only going to get better." 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