Tennis: Petra Kvitová knocked out of Wimbledon by Sloane Stephens

Petra Kvitová, seeded No. 10, was eliminated in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament by the American Sloane Stephens (No. 73) in straight sets (6-3, 6-4).

The 31-year-old Czech, double winner of the London tournament in 2011 and 2014, is not having her best Grand Slam season. Kvitová withdrew from Roland-Garros due to an injury and was eliminated from the Australian Open in the second round.

Meanwhile, Jiří Veselý, the only Czech in the men’s table, qualified on Monday for the second round of Wimbledon by beating the German Yannick Hanfmann (6-1, 7-5, 7-6). Two Czech women, Karolína Plíšková and Tereza Martincová, are also still in the game, with matches on Tuesday.