Although they frequently represent tales of success, this time, the Centre Court saw something much more human: the physical and emotional disintegration of a defending champion. Last year’s Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova was an emotional wreck during the third-round defeat to Emma Navarro,

There are no former Wimbledon champions left in the women’s draw, after a tearful Barbora Krejčíková followed Elena Rybakina out of the tournament Saturday. Earlier in the day, Rybakina had lost in straight sets to the No.

Ailing defending champion Barbora Krejcikova was knocked out of Wimbledon on July 5 when she was beaten 2-6 6-3 6-4 by American 10th seed Emma Navarro in a disjointed Court One contest.