Milestones in Petra Kvitova’s Career
Petra Kvitová is a professional tennis player who was born on March 8, 1990 in the Czech Republic. In May 2011, she won the Madrid Open Tennis Tournament, one of the WTA Premier tournaments. Petra Kvitová, who rose to the second highest position in the WTA world rankings, also achieved the one hundred and ninety-sixth highest position in the doubles category.
Kvitová won the first Grand Slam Singles title of her career on July 2, 2011 at Wimbledon. In the final, she defeated Mariya Sharapova, one of the best female tennis players in the world. Kvitová won the second Grand Slam title of her career in 2014, again with Wimbledon. She defeated Eugenie Bouchard in the final.
The last Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová received the most important trophy in tennis, but her joy remained on the course. According to Czech media, an MP has submitted a proposal to parliament to strip the star racket of his Czech citizenship. It all started when the player, like many tennis stars, took up residence in Monaco. Councilman Stanislav Khumi, who argued that Kvitova’s move to the principality in the south of France was not an innocent act, made an insinuation of treason, stating that the athlete fled to avoid paying taxes to her country.
Kvitova has had an unusual career, both in terms of what she has achieved and what she has not achieved. After that first Wimbledon title, her hero and compatriot Martina Navratilova, who has eight Wimbledon titles, had said that she believed Kvitová could get close to her own record.
Why was Petra Kvitová stabbed?
Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova’s representative Karel Tejkal announced that the famous tennis player was stabbed in the left hand after a knife attack at her home in 2016 and the first intervention was performed by doctors. The incident, which is presumed to have taken place during a case of theft, occurred in the city of Prostejov in the east of the Czech Republic. After the attack, it was learned that the famous athlete’s life was not in danger. Petra Kvitová has recently withdrawn from the Czech Republic team squad that will compete at the Hopman Cup due to a foot injury.
The 29-year-old Czech had been stabbed in his apartment in Prostejov by someone who had entered his house without permission. She had defended herself against him, but her left hand – the hand with which she played tennis-had been injured in a way that threatened her career. This was the first grand slam final after the attack. While receiving the second place plaque, he tearfully thanked his team, saying, “You were there for me when we didn’t know if I would ever be able to hold a racket again.”
Kvitová returned to professional tennis five months after the attack and has won eight singles trophies in the last two years -this number is more than any other woman and has raised her to world number two. He has had an amazing healing process. She missed the last French Open due to injury, but she is determined to be ready for Wimbledon, where she is the second favorite after Serena.
