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Petra Kvitova has tried to put her recent traumatic past behind her but the tears flowed here at the Australian Open on Tuesday as the two-times Wimbledon champion reached her first Grand Slam semi-final since the horrific knife attack that almost ended her career more than two years ago. After dashing Ashleigh Barty’s hopes of ending the long wait for a home-grown champion by winning 6-1, 6-4 in Rod Laver Arena, Kvitova was asked in an on-court interview if she had believed she could compete at such a level again. Having had time to collect her thoughts, Kvitova told a later press conference: “I’ve been through a mix of emotions.