Tennis world including Swiatek, Kerber and Clijsters react with joy to Petra Kvitova getting married

Following Petra Kvitova's wedding, several fellow tennis players congratulated her, including Iga Swiatek, Angelique Kerber, and Kim Clijsters.  

The 2-time Grand Slam champion tied the knot with her boyfriend and coach, Jiri Vanek, on Sunday, delighting tennis fans around the world.

Vanek has been coaching the World No. 8 since 2016. He and Kvitova didn't start dating until the early summer of 2021, after which the couple announced their engagement on social media in July last year.

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A year later, the couple shared pictures of their wedding day, which took place at a luxury resort on the outskirts of Prague, attended only by their closest people. Among the guests was Barbora Strycova, a longtime friend and colleague of Petra Kvitova.

On social media, Kvitova shared photos of her wedding day.

“Mr and Mrs. 22.7.2023.”

Petra Kvitova's social media post received numerous messages from her colleagues. The World No. 1, Iga Swiatek, commented with a heart-eyed emoji:

“Congratulations! I'm happy for you,” Swiatek wrote.

Former world No. 1, Angelique Kerber, also had words for Kvitova.

"Congrats," Kerber commented.

The American tennis legend, Billie Jean King, also had words for the 33-year-old Czech player, including a clapping hands emoji.

“Congratulations!”

Through Twitter, the Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters congratulated Kvitova, and she was joined by the recent Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur, who is also married to her coach:

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Congrats ❤️❤️❤️

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Congratulations ! ❤️❤️

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Several other tennis personalities also joined in the congratulations with a series of emojis, including Harriet Dart, Carla Suarez Navarro, Elena Vessnina, Yanina Wickmayer, and Czech players Barbora Strycova, Jiri Lehecka, and Magdalena Rybarikova, among several others.

Currently ranked as the World No. 8, Kvitova has been in excellent form, recently clinching the title at the Grass Court Championships Berlin and also securing victory at the Miami Open in April, where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final.

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In the race to the WTA Finals, Kvitova sits in the seventh position, and remarkably, there are three Czech tennis players among the top performers of the year. This includes the recent Wimbledon champion, Marketa Vondrousova, and the French Open finalist, Karolina Muchova.