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Petra Kvitova On Track To Play Wimbledon Following December Stabbing

Two-time champion Petra Kvitova is "set to play at Wimbledon this summer, less than seven months after she was stabbed by an intruder in her home," a member of her support team said, according to Simon Cambers of REUTERS. The Czech, who required "four hours of surgery to her left, playing, hand after the December attack" at her home in Prostejov, made a "faster than expected recovery" and "could even be ready to play in the French Open," which begins in Paris on Sunday. Kvitova's publicity manager, Katie Spellman, said, "She is on track for Wimbledon. She will make a last minute decision this week about Roland Garros." Kvitova was attacked at around 8:30am on Dec. 20 by a man who "gained access to her apartment block by posing as a utilities man, before holding a knife to her throat." Doctors said at the time that the "best-case scenario" was that Kvitova could be playing tennis again within six months. Last month, Kvitova said that she had left her name on the entry list for the French Open, "in part to ensure she had a positive mind-set as she continued her recovery." Given the physicality required to play on clay, and the stress of a grand slam, it would "still be a surprise if she does take her place in the draw" at Roland Garros (REUTERS, 5/23).

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