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Kvitova ‘feeling good’ after hand surgery
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TWO-TIME Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova is “feeling good” following surgery on her playing hand after she was attacked in her apartment by a knife-wielding intruder, her spokesman said yesterday.
The Czech world No. 11 suffered injuries to the fingers on her left hand in the attack on Tuesday morning.
“Petra is feeling good after the surgery, a routine check confirmed that the operation was successful,” Karel Tejkal said in an emailed statement.
Kvitova was not expected to make any further comments herself yesterday, Tejkal said. She said on social media on Tuesday she was fortunate to be alive after the attack in the city of Prostejov, about 260 kilometers southeast of Prague.
The hard-hitting left-hander rose to No. 2 in 2011 when she won the first of her two Wimbledon singles titles. Tejkal said on Tuesday surgeons saw no reason why she could not return to playing tennis.
The 26-year-old slipped in the rankings this year but showed improved form in recent months, winning the Wuhan Open title in October and the season-ending WTA Elite trophy in Zhuhai in November.
Doctors “stitched the injured finger tendons” during the surgery that took three hours and 45 minutes, Tejkal said on Tuesday.
“The hand will now be bandaged for two days, then put in a splint for 6-8 weeks.
“She can’t burden the tendons for at least three months.”
Earlier, Tejkal said the burglary was a random crime as “nobody was going to attack or rob her as Petra Kvitova”.
Local police spokesman Frantisek Korinek said the attack had occurred before 0730 GMT on Tuesday near the Prostejov town center and that the burglar was still at large.
Meanwhile, support poured in from fellow tennis stars.
“So upset hearing the news about @Petra_Kvitova. Hands down one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. All my thoughts with her,” tweeted world No. 8 Madison Keys.
“Just finding out about @Petra_Kvitova and the awful stabbing and injury to her hand — pulling for you Petra,” added Czech-born former great Martina Navratilova.
Bronze medalist from the Rio Olympics, Kvitova is also recovering from a stress fracture to her foot.
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