The two-time Wimbledon champion had announced on New Year’s Day that she was expecting her first child.
The All England Club might soon to be a popular venue for kids’ birthday parties. Two days after former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Alison Riske-Amritraj welcomed her first child, daughter Calen, on July 5, two-time champion Petra Kvitova welcomed a son, Petr.
Kvitova, 34, announced her son’s July 7 birth in a social media post on Monday.
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The former world No. 2 had announced on New Year’s Day that she and husband and coach Jiri Vanek were expecting their first child together, and has been on maternity leave for the entire season so far.
The couple, together romantically since 2021, wed in July of last year in their native Czech Republic.
The third of the WTA tour’s new moms in 2024, Belinda Bencic, was one of the first players to congratulate Kvitova in the comments of her post, sending three heart emojis. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist welcomed daughter Bella in April.
Kvitova finished the 2023 season as the world No. 14, a year that was highlighted by triumphs at Miami and Berlin. The win in Miami was her first WTA 1000-level victory in five years.
