Petra Kvitová gave birth to her first child, a son named Petr

Kvitová, who announced her pregnancy on New Year's, shared a photo of the newborn on Monday evening with the caption 'Petr 7.7.2024'. It is unclear whether the birth of the child will mark the end of her successful career as one of the best Czech tennis players in history. 'Congratulations to two-time champion Petra Kvitová on the birth of her first child,' Wimbledon's profile joined in the congratulations on social media. In 2011, Kvitová also triumphed at the WTA Finals. She reached a career-high ranking of number two in the world. Throughout her WTA career, the left-handed player from Fulnek has won 31 singles titles, including victories in Miami and Berlin last year. She finished her most recent season in 2023 ranked fourteenth in the world. In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and has also helped secure victory in the Fed Cup six times. Kvitová last appeared on the courts at the beginning of October last year, losing in the second round of the Beijing tournament to Russia's Ljudmila Samsonova. Among Kvitová's former national team colleagues, Barbora Strýcová, Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková, and Lucie Šafářová are already mothers of two. Another former Fed Cup champion, Lucie Hradecká, gave birth to her first child in March.