Barbora Krejcikova’s Wimbledon defence is still alive — but only just. The Czech squeezed past American Caroline Dolehide 6-4 3-6 6-2 in a second-round tussle that was all grind and no grandeur. There was zero champion’s polish on show as the Czech creaked her way into the third round,

Wimbledon's No. 4 seed in the men's bracket, Jack Draper, is the latest seed to fall in the opening two rounds of the grass-court Grand Slam. He shouldn't feel too bad, though. It's an epidemic. The women have lost seeds 2, 3, 4 and 5, among many others. The men have lost 3, 4 and 5.

Though Gauff's playing style isn’t particularly suited for success on grass, Roddick said on his podcast, Pegula's loss was "most shocking" because hers is. Pegula's quick exit at Wimbledon came only three days after she had won another grass-court tournament in Germany that was seen as a warmup for Wimbledon.