Tennis - Aegon International - Devonshire Park, Eastbourne - 22/6/15 Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova during a press conference Action Images via Reuters / Henry Browne
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova underwent nearly four hours of surgery on her playing hand on Tuesday after she was stabbed by a knife-wielding intruder in her home in the Czech Republic.
Early indications showed the Czech world number 11 could well make a recovery and return to tennis, where she has been a mainstay in the top rankings for the past five years.
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