Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova Undergoes Surgery After Knife Attack

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 26, from the Czech Republic, suffered knife wounds to the tendons in her left hand, after being attacked by a intruder at her home in the eastern Czech town of Prostejov. Though serious,her injuries are not life-threatening.

According to Press Association Sport, Kvitova is now undergoing surgery on the injury, after being attacked by an intruder ‘posing as a utilities man’.

Writing in a statement on her Facebook page, Kvitova revealed that the injuries she suffered are serious and could threaten her future in tennis, with the Czech set to meet specialists to determine her recovery.

“Today I was attacked in my apartment by an individual with a knife,” Kvitova wrote. “In my attempt to defend myself, I was badly injured on my left hand. I am shaken, but fortunate to be alive. The injury is severe and I will need to see specialists, but if you know anything about me I am strong and I will fight this.”

Police have confirmed that the individual responsible, believed to be a man around 35 years old, remains at large.

A police spokesman, Frantisek Korinek, told blesk.cz: “Today before half past eight in the morning, a 26-year-old woman was attacked near Prostejov. The unidentified perpetrator broke into the apartment using a ruse.”

Karel Tejkal, a spokesman for Kvitova, confirmed that she had suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was being treated by doctors after a person wielding a knife attacked her in what was described as a burglary.

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