Petra Kvitova 'lucky to be alive' after knife attack

Two-time Wimbledon champion suffers 'severe' injury to playing hand after attack by burglar

Petra Kvitova
(Image credit: Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

Tennis player Petra Kvitova says she is "lucky to be alive" after a knife attack at her home in the Prostejov, in the Czech Republic.

The two-time Wimbledon champion was left with a "severe" injury to her left hand - her playing hand.

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