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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was injured by a knife-wielding attacker at her home on Tuesday and had to undergo surgery on her left hand.
An operation that took 3 hours and 45 minutes revealed that the left-handed player’s injuries were “serious,” but “there’s no reason to think she wouldn’t be able to play tennis,” her spokesman Karel Tejkal said.
Kvitova will, however, miss the Australian Open and a significant part of the season as she won’t be able to fully train for at least three months, Tejkal said.
Kvitova sustained damaged to the tendons in her left hand, along with injuries to all five fingers and two nerves, Tejkal added.
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