Kvitova Thanks Navratilova for Advice That Helped Her Win Wimbledon

Written by: on 20th June 2012
Tennis WTA tournament in Stuttgart
Kvitova Thanks Navratilova for Advice That Helped Her Win Wimbledon

epa03199617 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in action against Russia's Maria Sharapova during their semi final match at the WTA tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, 28 April 2012. EPA/MARIJAN MURAT  |

Czech star Petra Kvitova says it was advice from her role model (tennis legend Martina Navratilova) that helped her to win Wimbledon last year.

When asked what Navratilova had said to her, Kvitova just smiled and said: “It’s a secret. I’m not going to tell anyone.”

And Martina Navratilova is keeping the secret too. Asked if she had given Kvitova advice about her tennis and how to win Wimbledon, she said: “Sure, sure, I came to her before the final and said a few things. I think coming from somebody that has been there makes a big difference. You can talk all you want about psychology, but if you have not felt it yourself, how do you really know what is going on?”

Navratilova, also originally from the Czech Republic, was asked if she felt Kvitova could win Wimbledon again this year. She said: “Petra does play an attacking game. She is very forceful from the base line of course, and when there is an opportunity to come to the net she comes to the net more than Maria Sharapova or even Serena Williams.

“Petra should feel great about being the defending champion at Wimbledon this year. It gives you a little extra power and confidence when you are the defending champion. It is a good kind of pressure that you feel there because Wimbledon makes you feel more like a defending champion than any other tournament. That is how I felt and it really makes you feel good about yourself. So that should help.

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