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Petra Kvitova opens in Prague at the end of May

Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova will compete in a tournament organized by the Czech Tennis Association (CTS) from May 26th to 28th. The organizers announced this.

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Karolina Muchova and Barbora Strycova are also part of the party.

"This is the first event that CTS is organizing for players at a time when they cannot travel due to the corona pandemic," said tournament spokesman Karel Tejkal.

The world ranking twelfth Kvitova is looking forward to playing a tournament again after a long time. "I'm really excited to see what shape we will be in," said the 30-year-old. The world rankings third Karolina Pliskova and her twin sister Kristyna will most likely be there.

National tournaments are currently being planned in various countries, including Germany and Austria .

In Germany, Jan-Lennard Struff and Laura Siegemund are at the start, the groups will be drawn on Monday evening on the Instagram show "Kasi Live" on " tennisnetnews ". In Austria Dominic Thiem even agreed to participate.

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