After a five-year absence from the WTA Tour, Lucie Safarova is set to make her return at the upcoming Livesport Prague Open. She will compete as a wildcard in singles qualifying and in doubles, teaming up with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Since stepping away from professional tennis in 2019, the 2015 Roland Garros finalist has embraced new roles as the wife of former NHL hockey player Tomas Plekanec and mother to her two children: four-and-a-half-year-old daughter Leontynka and two-year-old son Oliver.
Despite the demands of family life, her passion for tennis has remained unwavering.