Petra Kvitova's progress in recovery from stabbing attack can be seen at U.S. Open
by By Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Sep 01, 2017
3 minutes
NEW YORK_There are times Petra Kvitova becomes immersed in her old, familiar routines and she forgets that day last December when a knife-wielding attacker invaded her apartment in the Czech city of Prostejov and savagely slashed her left hand in several places as she fought to prevent him from cutting her throat.
The two-time Wimbledon champion, who has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, underwent a lengthy operation to repair the extensive damage to the tendons and nerves of
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