Tag Archives: Petra Kvitova

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 :  Kvitova, 27, was stabbed by an intruder in Prostejov in the Czech Republic. Doctors had said the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion would be unable to compete for at least six months. “Petra’s recovery is continuing as planned, but everything is up in the air …

Wednesday, 6 September 2017 :  Venus Williams reached her 23rd Grand Slam semi-final with a thrilling win over Petra Kvitova in a final-set tie-break. The 37-year-old American won 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-2) in front of a rapturous night-session crowd in New York. “I was so fortunate to win that match,” …

Saturday, 2 September 2017 :  Petra Kvitova reached the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time since her career-threatening hand injury as she set up a fourth-round match against Garbine Muguruza at the US Open. Czech 13th seed Kvitova beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-0 6-4. Spanish third …

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 :  Petra Kvitova continued her comeback from a career-threatening knife attack with a hard-fought win over Anett Kontaveit in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday. The two-time Wimbledon champion was broken twice by the Estonian in a below-par first …

  Monday, 29 May 2017 :  Petra Kvitova cried after winning her first match since being stabbed during a burglary at her home in December. The Czech, 27, looked impressive in beating American Julia Boserup 6-3 6-2 to reach round two of the French Open. Kvitova suffered career-threatening injuries to …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 :  Petra Kvitova says she has already won her “biggest fight” by returning to action at the French Open following a knife attack at her home in December. The Czech, 27, was stabbed by an intruder and suffered a career-threatening hand injury. But the two-time Wimbledon …

Wednesday, 24 May 2017 :  The 26-year-old, a two-time Wimbledon champion, was stabbed on 20 December by an intruder in her apartment in Prostejov in the Czech Republic. She could return at the French Open, which starts next week. A spokeswoman for Kvitova said the player would make a “last-minute …

Wednesday, 3 May 2017 :  Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has returned to the practice court as she continues her comeback from a career-threatening hand injury. The 27-year-old Czech suffered damage to tendons and nerves in her left hand when she was stabbed by an intruder at her home in …

Wednesday, 19 April 2017 :  Two-times Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has entered the draw for next month’s French Open four months after suffering a serious hand injury. The 27-year-old was stabbed by a knife-wielding intruder in her home in the Czech Republic in December, but took to social media on …