London, June 11 -- Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova failed to reach the second round at Queen's Club, as the 29-year-old Czech lost to Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia
6-4, 6-3 at the WTA 500 event here.
Krejcikova started her campaign at Queen's Club in west London as the seventh seed in the women's singles main draw, but was outplayed by 28-year-old Sramkova after one hour and 15 minutes on Tuesday.
Last year, Krejcikova celebrated her first Grand Slam win since the French Open in 2021, but withdrew from this year's Australian Open due to a back injury and had been out of action until May.
World No. 41 Sramkova's next opponent is Emma Raducanu, as the home favorite smashed Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa 6-1, 6-2.
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