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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Barbora Krejcikova picks up injury scare ahead of Wimbledon title defence
Barbora Krejcikova is an injury doubt ahead of her Wimbledon title defence after withdrawing from the Eastbourne Open due to a thigh problem. The world number 17, who defeated Jasmine Paolini in the women's singles final at SW19 last year, was due to face France's Varvara Gracheva in the quarter-finals at Devonshire Park. Advertisement Czech player Krejcikova initially felt the issue on Wednesday during her second-round victory over Britain's Jodie Burrage. The injury worsened overnight and, with her opening match at Wimbledon scheduled for Tuesday, the 29-year-old is awaiting the outcome of a scan. 'I'm very sorry to have to withdraw from my quarter-final today in Eastbourne as I'm having some soreness in my right thigh,' said Krejcikova. 'Overnight it just didn't get any better; it actually got worse. I think it's better with Wimbledon in the next couple of days just to rest it and to see what's going on and to resolve that.' Advertisement Krejcikova played two gruelling, three-set singles matches on the south coast. Barbora Krejcikova is reigning Wimbledon champion (John Walton/PA) Having saved two match points en route to defeating British number four Harriet Dart in two hours and 40 minutes in round one, the second seed saved three more in her tie-break triumph over Burrage, which lasted two hours and 24 minutes. British singles interest in the tournament ended with quarter-final defeats for Billy Harris and Dan Evans in the men's draw. Harris was beaten 7-6 (4) 6-1 by French world number 20 Ugo Humbert. Evans, who registered a standout second-round win over world number 13 Tommy Paul on Wednesday, later lost 6-2 6-3 to American lucky loser Jenson Brooksby, who will take on Humbert in the last four. 'It was really difficult conditions; Jenson played a good match, he was probably better than me today,' said Evans. Advertisement 'It was a very quick turnaround. It was not easy but that's tennis, you have to recover and get back out there. 'I'm not sure what time he finished yesterday but I think it was a lot earlier than me and it just felt all very quick today.' Australian 19-year-old Maya Joint backed up her second-round victory over British number one Emma Raducanu by reaching the semi-finals with a 6-4 7-5 success over Russian Anna Blinkova. Former French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova awaits Joint after she beat fellow Russian Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 2-6 6-0, while 20-year-old Filipino Alexandra Eala will take on Gracheva in the other semi-final following her 6-1 6-2 win over Dayana Yastremska.
Arab News
2 days ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Krejcikova suffers injury scare ahead of Wimbledon defense
EASTBOPURNE, UK: Barbora Krejcikova faces a race to prove her fitness in time to defend the Wimbledon title after the Czech pulled out of the Eastbourne Open with a thigh injury on Thursday. Krejcikova was due to face France's Varvara Gracheva in the quarter-finals at Devonshire Park, but announced her withdrawal just hours before the match. The world number 17 suffered the problem on Wednesday during her second-round victory over Britain's Jodie Burrage. The injury worsened overnight and, with her Wimbledon first-round tie scheduled for Tuesday, the 29-year-old opted not to risk aggravating it. Krejcikova is awaiting the outcome of a scan before deciding if she will be fit to chase a second successive title at the All England Club. 'I'm very sorry to have to withdraw from my quarter-final today in Eastbourne as I'm having some soreness in my right thigh,' Krejcikova said. 'Overnight it just didn't get any better, it actually got worse. I think it's better with Wimbledon in the next couple of days just to rest it and to see what's going on and to resolve that.' Krejcikova has endured a difficult time since defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the women's singles final at Wimbledon last year. She lost in the second round of the recent French Open and also missed January's Australian Open with a back injury, which kept her sidelined until May. Krejcikova made a poor start to the grass-court season with a shock loss against Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in the first round at Queen's Club earlier this month. The two-time Grand Slam champion had to save two match points before beating Britain's Harriet Dart in the Eastbourne first round. The second seed saved three more match points against Burrage.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Krejcikova suffers injury scare ahead of Wimbledon defence
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has pulled out of the Eastbourne Open (Adrian Dennis) Barbora Krejcikova faces a race to prove her fitness in time to defend the Wimbledon title after the Czech pulled out of the Eastbourne Open with a thigh injury on Thursday. Krejcikova was due to face France's Varvara Gracheva in the quarter-finals at Devonshire Park, but announced her withdrawal just hours before the match. Advertisement The world number 17 suffered the problem on Wednesday during her second-round victory over Britain's Jodie Burrage. The injury worsened overnight and, with her Wimbledon first-round tie scheduled for Tuesday, the 29-year-old opted not to risk aggravating it. Krejcikova is awaiting the outcome of a scan before deciding if she will be fit to chase a second successive title at the All England Club. "I'm very sorry to have to withdraw from my quarter-final today in Eastbourne as I'm having some soreness in my right thigh," Krejcikova said. "Overnight it just didn't get any better, it actually got worse. I think it's better with Wimbledon in the next couple of days just to rest it and to see what's going on and to resolve that." Advertisement Krejcikova has endured a difficult time since defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the women's singles final at Wimbledon last year. She lost in the second round of the recent French Open and also missed January's Australian Open with a back injury, which kept her sidelined until May. Krejcikova made a poor start to the grass-court season with a shock loss against Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in the first round at Queen's Club earlier this month. The two-time Grand Slam champion had to save two match points before beating Britain's Harriet Dart in the Eastbourne first round. The second seed saved three more match points against Burrage. smg/jw/mw
Independent Singapore
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Independent Singapore
Jodie Burrage stunned by unusual incident at a tennis match in Eastbourne
British tennis player Jodie Burrage was stunned after losing a point against reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krjcikova in an unusual at the Eastbourne Open. In the round of 16 at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament, the tennis ball surprisingly slipped through a tiny gap in the net and bounced onto the Briton's side of the court, giving the point to her opponent. This happened at 15-15 on Krejcikova's serve, when Burrage hit a forehand to her opponent's side that appeared to have gone into the net and led to confusion on which athlete must have the point. Annabel Croft in the commentary on the BBC said: 'No way… 'I'm not quite sure how that went over? It's meant to be a British net! That is extraordinary.' Burrage then approached umpire Marija Cicak, who initially declared that the ball 'went over' the net. However, Krejcikova acknowledged it was unusual and conceded the point to Burrage, making the umpire overturn her decision. The results of the match After the unfortunate incident, Burrage took the second set with a score of 6-4. However, she lost the final set in a tiebreak. Krejcikova managed to save three match points and secured her win with the decider's final scoreline of 7-6(3). In her previous match, Burrage defeated Moyuka Uchijima of Japan in the first round of the tournament. This was her first WTA Tour victory on the grass surface this season after she faced defeat at the HSBC Championships and Nottingham Open. After the Eastbourne Open, Burrage will prepare for her Wimbledon journey as a wildcard. A social media post shared by Summus Sports stated: '📢Exciting announcement! 🎾 Jodie Burrage has been granted a wildcard entry into both the singles and doubles draws at Wimbledon 2025 @wimbledon . 🍓🥂👏 We can't wait to see her back on the grass, competing on one of tennis' biggest stages!' Netizens expressed their support in the comments section. One netizen said: 'Ok Jodie!! Let's do this! Rooting for you to cause an upset! ❤️' Another fan declared: 'Thousands of people believe in you, however you have to believe in yourself. You've got this Jodie! Go get what's yours' More netizens stated: 'You're amazing, Jodie! 🙌🏾😊', and 'Congratulations. Hope to see you do well in Wimbledon. Good luck' Wimbledon 2025 will run from June 30 to July 13. The tournament will begin with two days of Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles matches, followed by the start of the Gentlemen's and Ladies' doubles, and lastly the Mixed Doubles.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of Eastbourne with injury
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from Eastbourne with a thigh injury just four days before her SW19 title defence Czech was taken to three sets in both of her matches on the south coast, beating Britons Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage in round one and two was set to face France's Varvara Gracheva in the quarter-finals but pulled out before the match major singles champion Krejcikova initially felt the issue on Wednesday and said it had "got worse" overnight."I'm very sorry to have to withdraw as I'm having some soreness in my right thigh," the 29-year-old said."I think it's better with Wimbledon in the next couple of days just to rest it and to see what's going on and to resolve that."Krejcikova, who will open play on Tuesday at Wimbledon as the defending women's champion, has played just six matches this year after a lengthy lay-off with a back lost her first-round match at Queen's last week then saved match points against both Dart and world number 17 beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final last year.
