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Kvitova undergoes surgery
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will not play tennis for at least three months as she recovers from surgery to her left hand.
Kvitova said she was fortunate to be alive after she suffered an injury to her left hand in what her publicist Karel Tejkal has been described as a burglary at her home in the eastern Czech town of Prostejov.
She underwent surgery to repair tendons and nerves on her left hand and will spend at least three months recovering. But doctors are confident that she will be able to return to competitive tennis.
"Doctors are optimistic she will be able to play tennis again," her PR manager Katie Spellman confirmed.
"Petra had surgery for three hours, 45 minutes. Considering the damage to her left hand, it was a success.
"She had tendon damage to all five digits on her left hand, and nerve damage to two of them.
"She's been told she will have to have her hand in a splint for six to eight weeks, and will be unable to bear any load for three months."
Prior to the attack, Kvitova had withdrawn from next month's Hopman Cup due to a foot injury and the surgery means she will miss the Australian Open.
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