Two-Time Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova Bids Farewell to ‘the Best Tournament’
- Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, played her final Wimbledon match in 2024, losing in the first round to Emma Navarro in London.
- Her farewell followed a 17-month maternity leave after giving birth to her son Petr during the 2024 tournament's middle weekend, which led to challenges balancing tennis and motherhood.
- Kvitova, 35, returned to competition in February 2024 and acknowledged fatigue, family separation, and aging as reasons influencing her upcoming retirement after the US Open.
- She stated, "I will miss tennis itself," described Wimbledon as special, received a standing ovation, and expressed readiness for the next chapter beyond her playing career.
- Her departure marks the end of a 31-title career highlighted by her 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon victories, and symbolizes a final farewell to the tournament she dearly values.
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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova bids farewell to ‘the best tournament’
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova waved goodbye to her favorite Grand Slam tournament Tuesday. The 35-year-old Czech player, who won at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014, plans to leave the tour after the U.S. Open, which ends in September. Her Wimbledon farewell was a 6-3, 6-1 loss to 10th-seeded Emma Navarro of the United States on No. 1 Court. “This place holds the best memories I could wish for,” an emotional Kvitov…
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LONDON (AP) — Petra Kvitova's visit to Wimbledon this year is special.
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