Petra is always going to be one of the favorites on grass, says Kvitova's coach Jiri Vanek

There is a movie playing in Petra Kvitova's head. According to her coach Jiri Vanek, it's the film of how the former champion wins Wimbledon again this summer, for what would be the most emotional and uplifting of her Grand Slam victories. 

And many observers consider Kvitova, the Wimbledon champion in 2011 and 2014, to be the favourite for the Venus Rosewater Dish. But Vanek, speaking to wtatennis.com, suggested that his fellow Czech mustn't get ahead of herself: in life, stories don't always have a Hollywood ending.

"Of course, [winning this summer's Wimbledon] would be emotional, if she can do it. But a player can't think about it because otherwise there's too much stress and you get too tight. For sure, in her mind there's probably this kind of movie, and that story would be great," Vanek said in an exclusive interview. 

"But, as her coach, I always try to prepare her by saying she needs to stay focused for every match. Don't think too far ahead as otherwise you're going to have problems."  

In Vanek's analysis, Kvitova should not be considered the favorite for the All England Club.

"I don't think that's a fair [reflection of the contenders]. It's still just a year and a half since what happened to Petra [when she was attacked by a knife-wielding home intruder], and she's still not 100 per cent back to how she was before. We're working hard and going step by step, and match by match," said Vanek. 

"For sure, she always needs to handle this pressure, and she is always going to be one of the favorites for grass. She needs to put the pressure away from herself and then she needs to enjoy playing her tennis. When she's enjoying her tennis, and playing her best, then she could be one of the favorites." 

Being back on the grass has been making Kvitova smile - and she was beaming even more broadly after winning the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, retaining the title she won a year ago.

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"Of course, Petra likes grass. She's always happy when she comes back on grass. You can see that she starts to smile. From the first practice, she is smiling. For me, it seems as though Petra was born on the grass," said Vanek. 

"Petra is taking care of herself and she's enjoying playing tennis even more. Now she knows what's important for her is her life. We try to smile every day and we try to have fun every day. That's the way she can enjoy her tennis, and the way she can play her best tennis. She's had good results so far this year and I hope she can have good results at Wimbledon."  

Kvitova's left playing hand - which was left with deep cuts from the attack in her apartment 18 months ago - continues to improve.

"Every month, Petra's hand is better. But it's probably never going to be 100 per cent like it was before. But maybe there are some shots that she can play now that she couldn't before as she is holding the racquet a little differently to before," Vanek said. "She's not thinking about how the hand is the whole time, and that's not something we talk about within the team. This is life. You have to take it as it is - she goes into every match, and plays her best."