Dart misses match points in defeat by Krejcikova

A disappointment Harriet Dart missed 2 lucifer points connected her ain service successful a constrictive nonaccomplishment to reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova successful nan Eastbourne first round.

World number 124 Dart mislaid to 17th-ranked Krejcikova 6-3 6-7 (1-7) 7-5 connected a bedewed and blustery time connected nan coast.

Britain's Dart led by a break for nan mostly of nan last group and served for nan lucifer astatine 5-4 successful nan third.

She had 2 lucifer points astatine 40-15 up but nan 28-year-old Englishwoman could not hide her annoyance arsenic she was surgery backmost earlier losing nan adjacent 3 games.

Dart fto retired a shriek of vexation arsenic Krejcikova held service for a 6-5 lead, gesturing to her squad earlier being surgery to emotion to yet concede nan match.

Krejcikova, a two-time awesome victor successful singles, had antecedently served for nan lucifer astatine 6-5 up successful nan 2nd set.

Czech Krejcikova has played conscionable 5 matches this twelvemonth aft a lengthy lay-off pinch a backmost injury.

She mislaid her opening grass-court lucifer of nan play astatine Queen's past week but nan battling quality of her triumph complete Englishwoman Dart will springiness her assurance earlier her Wimbledon title defence.

Krejcikova will look different British subordinate successful Jodie Burrage successful nan 2nd round.

Burrage, who missed past year's Wimbledon pinch an ankle injury, hit Japan's Moyuka Uchijima 6-3 6-2.

British number 1 Emma Raducanu battled into nan 2nd round pinch a comeback 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-1 triumph complete Ann Li, but Sonay Kartal fell 6-3 7-6 (7-2) to erstwhile French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

Welsh teen Mimi Xu besides fell 6-3 6-4 to American Peyton Stearns.