Marketa Vondrousova joins Steffi Graf in unwanted piece of Wimbledon history

Vondrousova is only the second defending women’s Wimbledon champion to crash out in the first round after Graf did in 1994 to Lori McNeil.

UNWANTED HISTORY: Marketa Vondrousova is out of Wimbledon. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova joined Steffi Graf in the history books after she lost in straight sets to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to suffer a shock first-round exit.

Vondrousova was a surprise winner at the All England Club last year and returned to Centre Court on Tuesday to begin the defence of her crown, but struggled physically as she tasted 6-4 6-2 defeat inside 67 minutes.