Krejcikova in race to prove her fitness

World No 17 was due to face Gracheva in the quarter-finals at Eastbourne

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Barbora Krejcikova faces a race to prove her fitness in time to defend the Wimbledon title after the Czech pulled out of the Eastbourne Open with a thigh injury yesterday.

Krejcikova was due to face France's Varvara Gracheva in the quarter-finals at Devonshire Park, but announced her withdrawal just hours before the match.

The world No 17 suffered the problem on Wednesday during her second-round victory over Britain's Jodie Burrage.