Playing just her third tournament since December’s life-threatening knife attack, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova lost to Madison Brengle 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the second round of Wimbledon, despite entering the Grand Slam as a favorite, having impressively won the grasscourt lead-up in Birmingham.
The 11th-seeded Kvitova was shining at times with her 36 winners, but outweighed them with 50 unforced errors, while her American opponent finished the match with -4 winners-to-unforced-errors differential. After forcing the decider by racing through the second set, Kvitova had to have her blood pressure checked in the closing stage of the match, apparently struggling in the heat.