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Petra Kvitova held back tears when closing out for victory in the French Open on Monday as memories of her return to tennis in 2017 after a knife attack came to the fore.
The Czech, 30, suffered a career-threatening hand injury in the incident in her own home, but made her comeback at Roland Garros six months later.
'It was difficult and a tough one'
Kvitova, who has yet to drop a set at the tournament, needed 85 minutes to see off the 31-year-old Chinese player.
She got on top of Zhang by breaking at the start of both sets, two of her four breaks during the match. The Czech was broken only once herself - while serving for the match - but then got over the line in the 10th game.
Kvitova will now face German Laura Siegemund, who beat Spain's Paula Badosa 7-5 6-2.
"It was difficult and a tough one," the world number 11 said of her win. "She served well and played aggressive. I'm happy for the end.
"I've been lucky enough to play on all three big courts. The conditions changed today from windy and cold to like playing indoors when the roof closed."
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