Two-Time Wimbledon Champion Kvitova Attacked at Her Home

Two-Time Wimbledon Champion Kvitova Attacked at Her Home
Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova during the Fed Cup final in Strasbourg, eastern France on Nov. 12, 2016. AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias
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PRAGUE—Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was injured by a knife-wielding attacker at her home on Tuesday and had to undergo surgery.

The 2011 and 2014 champion at the All England Club said the injury to her left hand was “severe.”

“In my attempt to defend myself, I was badly injured on my left hand. I am shaken, but fortunate to be alive,” Kvitova, who is left-handed, wrote on Twitter. “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.”

It was not immediately clear how the injury could affect Kvitova’s play, but she underwent surgery “because of her condition and future career,” said Karel Tejkal, Kvitova’s spokesman.

Earlier, Tejkal said the incident, which he described as a burglary, occurred Tuesday morning in the eastern Czech town of Prostejov.

“What happened to me was certainly not pleasant, but it’s behind me,” Kvitova said in an earlier statement on the Facebook page of the Czech Republic’s Fed Cup team. “I have the best possible care and I’m in touch with my loved ones. The worst is behind me.”

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 27, 2016. AP Photo/Michel Euler