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Nobody need tell Petra Kvitova or Danielle Collins that they should keep their Australian Open semi-final clash in perspective.

The Czech, 28, is two years on from being the victim of a knife attack in her own apartment that badly damaged her playing hand and threatened her whole career. Collins, the little-known American college graduate who she now faces, has seen a little more of life than your average tennis player. She is also a lover of dogs and owns a German Shepherd, a Boxer Jack Russell and a Boxer Pug.

Kvitova came through after halting Australia's Ashleigh Barty 6-1, 6-4, and became tearful on court when asked what making her first Grand Slam semi-final since the attack meant to her. Later, the twice Wimbledon champion elaborated by saying: 'I'm calling it as my second career. I always wanted to come back and compete with the best, play the Grand Slams, actually be very deep in the tournament, which is happening. It was happy tears for sure.'