Strycova will be back home in the Czech Republic over the next week to compete at the Prague Open and will team with Simona Halep in the doubles, she remarked how that came about.

"We were chatting and I said it was great that you're coming back to Prague and I'm really happy to have you here," Strycova said to WTA Insider ahead of the Prague Open. "I was like do you want to play doubles with me? And she said yeah, I wanted to ask you the same question but you were first!

"I've always wanted to play with her and I have so much respect for her. She's such an amazing champion. It's really such a privilege to play with her here."

Like alluded to retirement seemed to loom this year but for Strycova it's a battle, she still wants to play but doesn't enjoy the travelling and wants to end on a high. But she will see where it goes and could retire yet at the Australian Open early next year.

"It's a great question and I think it's a tough question to answer," Strycova continued. "As you said, 2020 was supposed to be my last year and the Olympics would be the cherry on the cake and everything changed. On one hand I want to say I don't want this to be it. I want to continue because I want to play full and I want to play tournaments like it should be played. This is how I want to do it.

"On the other hand, I don't miss traveling and I really like where I am. It's really tough to start again. Let's see how I feel at the end, how many tournaments we will play through the end of the year. And there's always Australia, my lovely country. So let's see."

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