Tennis star Petra Kvitova injured in knife attack at home
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been attacked with a knife and robbed in her home in Prostejove, Czech Republic, her publicist Karel Tejkal has said.
The 26-year-old injured her racket-holding left hand in the assault, which saw 5,000 Czech Koruna (around £155) stolen, according to sport.cz.
Tejkal said it was not a targeted attack.
He told sport.cz: “It is apparently a random criminal act, Petra is now in the care of doctors.”
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Hide AdKvitova has now gone to Brno Trauma Hospital for assessment of her injuries, which are not thought to be life threatening.