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Kvitova 'fortunate to be alive' after knife attack

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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said she is "fortunate to be alive" after being injured in a knife attack at her home on Tuesday.

Kvitova, 26, has been treated for a left-hand injury - her playing hand - following the incident in the eastern Czech town of Prostejov.

"I am shaken," said Kvitova, adding: "The injury is severe and I will need to see specialists."

The incident was described by her publicist Karel Tejkal as a burglary.

"It was a random crime, nobody was going to attack or rob her as Petra Kvitova," Tejkal said.