As part of the special series, Beyond the Baseline, CGTN Sports Scene caught up with World No.5, Petra Kvitova. The Czech experienced a terrible robbery at her home in 2016 from a knife-wielding attacker, which resulted in multiple tendons and nerve injuries to her left hand. But the then 26-year-old came back after five months, although she fell out of top 20 for the first time since 2011, the two-time Wimbledon champion still kept fighting for her career, and reached World No.5 this year.

Kvitova told CGTN Sports Scene, “It's been an amazing season for me after all that happened. I couldn't have imagined a season like that after my comeback. It's great and I am happy about it. I hope it's not the ending.”

She was the champion in Wuhan in 2016 but she lost against Peng Shuai of China in a grueling match last year.

“It was a thrilling match and that was one of the toughest matches I played here. It was a great match and there will always be a special place for Wuhan in my heart.”

As part of her comeback trail, Kvitova won five tournaments on different surfaces this season. “It's difficult to adjust to when you are playing on different surfaces. But everything is about practicing and the amount of time you are spending on the surface you are playing on.”

Kvitova added, “If you are confident enough, you can play everywhere.”