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Kvitova, Pliskova to spearhead closed doors charity tournament

Published : 11 May 2020, 23:41

  DF-Xinhua Report
A combine photo of Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova. File Photo Xinhua.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and third-ranked Karolina Pliskova will lead two teams in a charity competition without spectators, which will be broadcast on television.

Pliskova's team will include her twin-sister Kristyna, 2019 French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova, Tereza Martincova and Nikola Bartunkova.

Kvitova's team will consist of Barbora Strycova, Katerina Siniakova, Barbora Krejcikova, Linda Fruhvirtova and Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The competition is scheduled to kick off on June 13-15 in Prague.