Marketa Vondrousova suffers injury in Berlin ahead of Wimbledon title defence

As the defending champion, Vondrousova is due to play her first-round match at the All England Club on Centre Court on July 2.

Marketa Vondrousova’s Wimbledon defence could be in doubt. Pic: John Walton/PA

Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova suffered an injury scare ahead of the tournament when she was forced to retire in Berlin.

The Czech, a surprise winner of her first grand slam title last summer, sustained a nasty fall behind the baseline during her second-round match against Anna Kalinskaya at the ecotrans Ladies Open.