Weird' playing without fans, but good to be playing again - Kvitova

Petra Kvitova has 27 career titles but winning an all-Czech exhibition tournament last week was a different experience for her and it felt"weird" to play in the absence of fans, the two-time Wimbledon champion told Reuters.related media assets available. Click to see the gallery.

"We hit some unbelievable winners and nobody was clapping, so it's been really tough. But on the other hand it's nice to have the game-feeling again." "For me it was pretty annoying and, of course, the ball boys couldn't hold it for me. And I didn't know we couldn't shake hands after the match. It felt such an ungentlemanlike thing."Currently the professional circuit has been suspended at least until the end of July. Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since World War II while the French Open has been postponed to September. The fate of the U.S. Open in New York will be decided this month.

"It will be very difficult to be in quarantine in a foreign country and the hotel room for two weeks. It wouldn't be very nice for sure," she said, adding that it would be"great" if tournaments restart in August."So it will be a tough decision."

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