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Vondrousova was a surprise winner at the All England Club last year, but struggled physically as she tasted 6-4 6-2 defeat inside 67 minutes.
It made Vondrousova only the second defending women's Wimbledon champion to crash out in the first round after Graf did in 1994 to Lori McNeil.
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