EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) -Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has suffered an injury scare after being forced to withdraw from the Eastbourne tournament on Thursday because of a thigh issue. The Czech player had reached the quarter-finals at Devonshire Park after saving match points in victories over British players Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage.

Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova View Profile has withdrawn from the Lexus Eastbourne Open ahead of Friday's quarterfinals due to a right thigh injury. Qualifier Varvara Gracheva View Profile advances to the semifinals via walkover.

Czech Krejcikova is the top seed in Eastbourne, where she is joined by two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur and former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Raducanu will be competing for the first time since Queen's, having pulled out of last week's Berlin Open as she continues to manage a back problem.