Kvitova so happy to be back

PETRA KVITOVA says she loves tennis more than ever after making her grass-court return from a knife attack.

After losing in the second round of the French Open, Kvitova (below) was back on her preferred surface at the Aegon Classic at Edgbaston yesterday, setting up a last 16 meeting with Naomi Broady with a 6-2 6-3 win over Tereza Smitkova.

Kvitova said: “I didn’t want a break, somebody took it from me. But I feel that I love tennis more because I know what it means for me.”