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Kvitova to decide this week whether to play at Wimbledon

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FILE - In this July 3, 2018, file photo, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns a ball to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus during their women’s singles match on the second day at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said on Tuesday June 25, 2019, that she has resumed training and will decide later this week whether she’s fit enough to play at the All England Club this year. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

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PRAGUE -- Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova says she will decide later this week if she’s ready to play at the All England Club.

The 29-year-old Czech player injured her left forearm during training in Paris ahead of the French Open and has not played since. The injury prevented her from defending her title at the Birmingham Classic this week.

Kvitova wrote on Twitter that she was “Happy to tell you that my arm is improving and I just hit some balls on the beautiful grass for the first time.

The sixth-ranked Kvitova, who won the Wimbledon title in 2011 and 2014, reached the Australian Open final and won tournaments in Sydney and Stuttgart this year.