Kvitova to make decision on French Open

This file photo taken on November 12, 2016 shows Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova reacting after being defeated by France's Caroline Garcia in Strasbourg, eastern France, during the Fed Cup final tennis match between France and Czech Republic. PHOTO | PATRICK HERTZOG |

What you need to know:

  • The draw for the French Open will take place on Friday morning, almost three hours before the Czech star's scheduled news conference.
  • Kvitova revealed earlier in the week that she is "on track" to play Wimbledon this year.

PARIS

Petra Kvitova will decide on Friday whether or not she will play in the French Open as she recovers from a knife attack fighting off a burglar in December.

The two-time Wimbledon champion and former world number two posted a picture of herself at Prague airport where she was catching a flight to Paris ahead of the season's second Grand Slam which starts on Sunday.

"Hi guys, I have some news. I will be flying to Roland Garros this evening and taking part in a press conference on site at 2:30pm local time on Friday. Keep everything crossed for me that I will be able to play there," she wrote on Twitter.

Kvitova, 27, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros in 2012, suffered career-threatening injuries to her left hand as she fought off a knife-wielding intruder at her home in the eastern Czech town of Prostejov in December.

The draw for the French Open will take place on Friday morning, almost three hours before the Czech star's scheduled news conference.

Kvitova revealed earlier in the week that she is "on track" to play Wimbledon this year.