London, June 26 -- Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from Eastbourne with a thigh injury just four days before her SW19 title defence begins.
The 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 respectively.
She was set to face France's Varvara Gracheva in the quarter-finals but pulled out before the match began.
Two-time 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 wh...