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Harriet Dart Falls Short Against Krejcikova After Missing Match Points

Posted : 24 June 2025

British tennis player Harriet Dart endured a heartbreaking defeat in the opening round of the Eastbourne International, losing in three sets to current Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova. The match, played under challenging wet and windy conditions on the south coast, ended 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-5 in favour of the 17th-ranked Czech, who is returning to form after a prolonged injury absence.

 

Dart, ranked 124th in the world, fought valiantly and led the decisive set by a break for most of the final stretch. She even served for the match at 5-4 and had two match points at 40-15. However, she was unable to convert them and was broken back, visibly frustrated as the match slipped away. Krejcikova capitalised on the momentum shift, holding serve and then breaking Dart to love to complete the comeback.

 

Krejcikova, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, had earlier failed to close out the match when serving at 6-5 in the second set, only for Dart to take the tiebreak convincingly. Despite her recent struggles with a back injury and limited match play in 2024, Krejcikova’s gritty performance will boost her confidence ahead of her Wimbledon title defence.

 

Next, Krejcikova will face another British opponent, Jodie Burrage, in the second round. Burrage advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima. Meanwhile, other British players including Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, and Mimi Xu are scheduled to play on day two of the Eastbourne tournament.

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