Kvitova loved her return to the circuit: "I missed this feeling of being in competition"

le 27/02/2025 à 12h20

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Petra Kvitova made her big return to competition this week at the Austin tournament.

After receiving a wild card from the organizers of the Texas tournament, the 34-year-old Czech player played her first official tournament in 17 months.

Facing Jodie Burrage in the first round, Kvitova was close to winning but ultimately fell in the money-time (3-6, 6-4, 6-4).

On her Instagram account, the double Wimbledon winner shared in a short message her return to the courts, a first since Beijing in 2023 on the WTA circuit.

"I loved making my return to the courts. Thank you to the ATX Open tournament for its warm welcome. I missed this feeling of being in competition, being combative, and most importantly, seeing my supporters again," wrote the former world number 2 on the social network.

Kvitova Petra

521e, 97 points

Kvitova P • WC

Burrage J

Austin

Draw

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Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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