It was far from convincing, but Barbora Krejcikova kept her Wimbledon defence on track on Thursday - just - with a laboured 6-4 3-6 6-2 second round win over American Caroline Dolehide.The Czech creaked rather than cruised into the third round,

Barbora Krejcikova needed a comeback to avoid becoming the second consecutive Wimbledon women’s champion to lose in the first round a year later at the All England Club, eventually eliminating 56th-ranked Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 3-6,

There were different roads to the third round of Wimbledon for 2022 winner Elena Rybakina and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova.