Petra Kvitova pulls out of Eastbourne with hamstring injury
Wednesday 27 June 2018 18:51, UK
Petra Kvitova has pulled out of the Nature Valley International in Eastbourne because of a hamstring injury.
The world number eight, who won the Nature Valley Classic final in Birmingham, was set to play Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round later on Wednesday.
"I'm really disappointed to have to withdraw from Eastbourne." the Czech said in a statement, quoted on the WTA website.
"I felt my hamstring in the Birmingham final and, although I played with tape in my match here yesterday, when I woke up this morning it felt worse. With Wimbledon around the corner I couldn't take the risk of making it worse by playing today."
Kvitova is the eighth seed at Wimbledon, where she will aim for a third singles title. She won the second of her two Wimbledon titles in 2014 but hasn't been past the third round in her last three Grand Slam appearances.
It's been a different story on the WTA tour where the Czech star has claimed five titles, as well as winning a women's tour-leading 37 matches over the last six months.
