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Petra Kvitova: one match at a time for the former Wimbledon champion

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Petra Kvitova of The Czech Republic celebrates during the Ladies Singles first round match on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Petra Kvitova of The Czech Republic celebrates during the Ladies Singles first round match on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) /
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Petra Kvitova has seen limited WTA action since her return in 2017. The former Wimbledon champion is taking it one match at a time.

Petra Kvitova wins her opening match at Wimbledon 2017.

The win means so much to both Kvitova and the sport of tennis. Having only played a handful of matches on the 2017 WTA Tour, the former Wimbledon champion continues her comeback this week.

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Kvitova defeats Johanna Larsson in straight sets in her opening match. She wins 6-3, 6-4.

In late 2016, the two-time Grand Slam winner suffered an injury to her left hand. Her home was broken into and the intruder attacked Kvitova with a knife. Fortunately for the Czech tennis star, she was able to defend herself and is on the road to recovery.

While she has seen extremely limited action in the past few months, she is no stranger to the big stage at Wimbledon.

Kvitova won the major tournament in both 2011 and 2014. She defeated Maria Sharapova for her first title and then Eugenie Bouchard for the second.

Larsson put up a strong fight in the second set against the Czech tennis star. It was, however, not enough to take down the eleventh seed.

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The entire tennis world should celebrate the successful return of Petra Kvitova. At just 27-years-old, the two-time Wimbledon champion still has plenty of tennis left in her. She is lucky to be alive and tennis is lucky to have her back on the court.

Kvitova moves into second round action at Wimbledon 2017. Stay tuned to see how the former champion fares throughout the rest of her run at the Grand Slam.

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