NEW YORK (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova has yet to return to her best level, but at least being on a tennis court is starting to feel normal to the Czech eight months after she suffered career-threatening injuries when she was stabbed by an intruder in her home. "Things like seeing other players, seeing coaches, being on the tennis court, practicing with other girls, that feels more normal than before, for sure," the 13th seed told reporters. "For me, like, warmups before the matches or matches are already normal, I have to say. She rallied back from 2-0 down in the second set but dropped serve again in the seventh game. However, Kvitova regained her composure to win four consecutive games and secured the win on her first match point with a sizzling forehand winner down the line.

Source: The Star August 28, 2017 17:30 UTC