PRAGUE—Petra Kvitova says she is well enough to compete in the Fed Cup final this weekend, even though she has been taking antibiotics for an illness that has caused her stomach and breathing problems for the past 10 days. The Czech Republic will host Serbia in Prague.
“I am feeling fine, I believe tomorrow everything will be as it should be. Of course I am not 100 percent healthy,” said Kvitova, who will face Jelena Jankovic in the second match of the tie. “After not having trained as I should have, it looked quite good, I am satisfied with how I played yesterday. The cold is limiting me a little, I cannot breathe as much as I could, but hopefully this is a small thing…I believe I can make it.”
Ana Ivanovic, who will play Lucie Safarova in the opening rubber, told TENNIS.com that she suffered a right hip injury during her last match in the Moscow tournament two weeks ago, when she pivoted the wrong way on a forehand, and has been receiving treatment since then. However, she is feeling better.
“It’s been getting better and improving a lot and I’ve been playing points the last few days so it’s good, but I expect a tough match because I had a tough loss to her in Sydney this year and I know she’s dangerous,” she said.