“It will be similar to last year. In my condition, I don’t have to pay so much attention to food and I will enjoy it all the more. And I will rest a lot,” said Kvitová, who is expecting her second child. “I’m especially looking forward to how my son will react to it. He will at least perceive it a little. I hope that the tree will stand for a while and he will enjoy it,” said the thirty-five-year-old player from Fulnek.
Kvitová interrupted her career at the beginning of last year and gave birth to her son Peter. This year, the winner of 31 tournaments on the WTA circuit announced her return and also played at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. But the comeback was unsuccessful, as she lost eight out of nine matches. She then officially ended her career at the Grand Slam in New York.
“Fortunately, I haven’t been home for Christmas only once in my career. Of course, we flew out (to Australia) on the 25th or 26th, which was always a bit of a rush. Now we’ll probably enjoy it with everything and with our families. We can finally be at home longer in one place. So we’ll spend more time with both my family and my husband’s family. It will be nice,” Kvitová was looking forward to.
The six-time Fed Cup winner likes the Christmas atmosphere in general. He also looks forward to fairy tales. “Candy and fairy tales, that’s mine. There will definitely be Cinderella, No Jokes With Devils and those classics,” she said. When she had to choose the most popular candy, she did not hesitate for long. “Wasp hives,” she said with a smile.
The former successful tennis player also remembers from her childhood how she and her family observed Christmas traditions at home. “When I was younger, we threw slippers with my mother. I always went out and my mother stayed at home. And we also launched boats, cut apples and made lead. We did a lot of it,” added Kvitová.
