Petra Kvitova is again at Wimbledon after the 2011 and 2014 champions have been awarded wildcards at this 12 months’s match on Wednesday.
Kvitova, 35, final performed within the Grass Court docket Grand Slam Match in 2023. She first turned a mom when her son was born finally 12 months’s Wimbledon match.
After 17 months away from the courtroom, she returned to the WTA tour in Austin, Texas in February, and is at the moment ranked 572nd. Former world No. 2 Kvitova misplaced within the first spherical of the WTA 500 occasion held on the Queens Membership earlier this month on the Queens Membership.
Kvitova, a local of the Czech Republic, was the one non-British participant to win a wildcard in singles in the principle draw on Wednesday.
The opposite seven gamers who’ve wild playing cards for the feminine draw embody British gamers Heather Watson, Harriet Dust and Jody Barrage, whereas Dan Evans is among the many seven British gamers who’ve been given wild playing cards for the male draw. One other males’s wildcard will likely be introduced “quickly,” organizers stated.
The Related Press and Reuters contributed to the report.
