Seeing a Grand Slam defending champion limping into a tournament on dubious ground is a distressing scene for tennis fans. That perfectly describes the situation surrounding Barbora Krejcikova, who is fighting a serious thigh injury only days before she is scheduled to start playing at Wimbledon.

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala will open her campaign in Wimbledon on Monday against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic.

Barbora Krejcikova is an injury doubt ahead of her Wimbledon title defense after withdrawing from the Eastbourne Open on Thursday due to a right thigh issue. Krejcikova gave Varvara Gracheva of France a walkover win in the quarterfinals at Devonshire Park.