London, Jun 27 (AFP) Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew from the WTA Eastbourne event on Wednesday with a hamstring injury saying it was precautionary with the grass court Grand Slam event beginning next Monday.

The 28-year-old Czech -- ranked eight in the world -- told the WTA website the hamstring injury felt worse when she awoke today and did not wish to endanger her chances of playing at Wimbledon.

Kvitova -- who has been seeded eight for Wimbledon -- came into the tournament on the back of victory at last week's WTA grasscourt tournament in Birmingham, England and was due to play Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round today.

"I'm really disappointed to have to withdraw from Eastbourne this morning," the Czech said in a statement, quoted on the WTA website.

"I felt my hamstring in the Birmingham final and, although I played with tape in my match here yesterday, when I woke up this morning it felt worse. With Wimbledon around the corner I couldn't take the risk of making it worse by playing today."

Kvitova, who won the second of her two Wimbledon titles in 2014, hasn't been past the third round in her last three appearances at the Grand Slam.

Kvitova finally close to her best after the horrific knife attack that halted her career in 2016 has claimed five WTA titles this season, as well as winning a women's tour-leading 37 matches over the last six months. (AFP) ATK ATK 06271730 NNNNorthwest Uttar Pradesh and neighbourhood and extends upto 1.5 kms a.s.l. A cyclonic circulation lies over west Assam and adjoining Sub-Himalayan West Bengal at 1.5 kms a.s.l.

The cyclonic circulation over north Konkan and adjoining south Gujarat persists and now extends between 2.1 and 5.8 kms a.s.l. The east-west shear zone roughly along Lat. 20 N over Indian region between 3.1 and 7.6 kms a.s.l. tilting southwards with height persists.

The cyclonic circulation over south Konkan and neighbourhood has merged with the above east-west shear zone. The off-shore trough at mean sea level from south Gujarat coast to Kerala coast persists. The cyclonic circulation over northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood persists and now extends between 4.5 and 5.8 kms a.s.l.

The cyclonic circulation over central Assam and neighbourhood has become less marked. The trough from Bihar to northwest Bay of Bengal across Jharkhand has also become less marked. Heat wave conditions prevailed in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and west Madhya Pradesh. In the regions where the southwest monsoon is yet to set in, day temperatures were appreciably above normal in some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Rajasthan and of east Madhya Pradesh and in remaing parts of Uttar Pradesh and of west Madhya Pradesh and were above normal in some parts of Odisha and of Gujarat State. Temperatures were appreciably below normal in some parts of Himachal Pradesh. Temperatures were normal over the rest of the country. The highest maximum temperature recorded over the plains was 45.4C at Churu (West Rajasthan).

The southwest Monsoon has been active over Arunachal Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada and subdued over Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and south interior Karnataka.

Cumulative Rainfall: Total rainfall during the past 24 hours reported by 336 stations in the plains is 310.4 cms. Normal for these 336 stations is 335.7 cms. PTI

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