Petra Kvitova is confident that she will be able to defend her Wimbledon title despite pulling out of the Aegon International at Eastbourne because of illness.
Kvitova has been struggling with a sore throat since Thursday and after receiving medical advice on Sunday night, she has decided not to risk her health before the start of Wimbledon next Monday. Despite the disruption to her preparations, the world No2 does not want to exacerbate her symptoms by pushing herself unnecessarily at Eastbourne this week.
“I started to feel not well when I came here,” Kvitova, who was given a bye into the second round as the top seed, said.