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Navarro ends Krejcikova’s Wimbledon defence while Andreeva marches on

  • Krejcikova has blood pressure checked as Navarro wins 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

  • Andreeva beats Baptiste 6-1, 6-3; Rybakina crashes out to Tauson

The defending champion, Barbora Krejcikova, exited No 1 Court to rousing applause after struggling through injuries in her 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss against the No 10 seed, Emma Navarro. It is only the third time the women’s singles defending champion has lost in the third round in the Open era, after Venus Williams in 2006 and Petra Kvitova in 2015.

“It was tough conditions,” said Navarro. “She was dealing with some injury timeouts. It definitely was tough to find my rhythm. But I stuck in there, toughed it out.”

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© Photograph: John Walton/PA

© Photograph: John Walton/PA

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