Petra Kvitova
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was defeated by American Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-4 in the first round.
Stephens, a former top 10 player who is now ranked 73, made only 14 unforced errors. Her best performance at Wimbledon was in 2013, when she reached the quarter-finals.
Kvitova was seeded 10th and won the tournament in 2011 and 2014.
Other winners include 2017 champion Garbine Muguruza, Aryna Sabalenka – who is No. 2 after ousting defending champion Simona Halep and four-time major champion Naomi Osaka – No. 23 Madison Key and No. 32 Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Tournament referees announced the postponement at around 3 pm, including five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams and French Open semifinalist Maria Sakkari.
Nevertheless, at least tennis was being played at the venue which hosts the oldest Grand Slam tournament.
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