Petra Kvitova gets engaged to coach in ‘special place’ at Wimbledon

FILE– Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic celebrates a point against Caroline Garcia of France during their Women’s Singles Final match on day nine of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 21, 2022 in Mason, Ohio. Dylan Buell/Getty Images/AFP

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova added another happy memory at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday, announcing she has become engaged to her coach Jiri Vanek in her “special place”.

Kvitova, who won her two titles in 2011 and 2014, tweeted the news of her engagement to former player Vanek three days after finishing runner-up at a WTA Tour 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.

“Happy news we wanted to share with you guys … I said ‘yes’ in my special place,” said Kvitova, 32, with a photo of the pair at the home of the major championship.

Happy news we wanted to share with you guys… I said “yes” in my special place ❤️💍 pic.twitter.com/WlgDcKWMjr

— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) August 24, 2022

Kvitova began working with Vanek in November 2016.

Vanek has two sons from his previous marriage.

Kvitova lost to Caroline Garcia in the final of the WTA Cincinnati Masters last week in the run-up to the US Open which begins next week. With report from Agence France-Presse