<p>Petra Kvitova’s preparations for the defence of her Wimbledon title suffered a setback when she was beaten by Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova in the first round of the Eastbourne International on Tuesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The number two seed, who beat Maria Sharapova in the final of last year’s Wimbledon, lt 7-5, 6-4 to Makarova who is ranked 48th in the world. <br /><br />Kvitova had looked in good shape heading into the grasscourt season, having lost in the semifinals of the French Open to eventual champion Sharapova. <br /><br />Makarova is joined in the second round by number five seed Angelique Kerber of Germany who beat Russia’s Elena Vesnina 3-6, 6-0, 7-5.<br /><br />Wimbledon kicks off at the Flushing Meadows on Monday. <br /><br />First round results (prefix denotes seeding): Men’s singles: 6-Andy Roddick (US) bt Sam Querrey (US) 5-2 (retd); 7-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Go Soeda (Jpn) 6-4, 7-5; Lu Yen-Hsun (Tai) bt 5-Julien Benneteau (Fra) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4); Steve Darcis (Bel) bt Matthew Ebden (Aus) 6-2, 6-4; Denis Istomin (Uzb) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 6-4, 6-3. Women’s singles: 9-Petra Cetkovska (Cze) bt Andrea Hlavackova (Cze) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1; Christina McHale (US) bt 3-Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 6-1, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4; 4-Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Sorana Cirstea (Rom) 6-2, 6-2; Laura Robson (Gbr) bt Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Esp) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul) bt 1-Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 6-2, 6-4; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Hsieh Su-Wei (Tai) 6-2, 3-0 (retd); Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt Zheng Jie (Chn) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; 5-Angelique Kerber (Ger) bt Elena Vesnina (Rus) 3-6, 6-0, 7-5; Ekaterina Makarova (Rus) bt 2-Petra Kvitova (Cze) 7-5, 6-4.</p>
<p>Petra Kvitova’s preparations for the defence of her Wimbledon title suffered a setback when she was beaten by Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova in the first round of the Eastbourne International on Tuesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The number two seed, who beat Maria Sharapova in the final of last year’s Wimbledon, lt 7-5, 6-4 to Makarova who is ranked 48th in the world. <br /><br />Kvitova had looked in good shape heading into the grasscourt season, having lost in the semifinals of the French Open to eventual champion Sharapova. <br /><br />Makarova is joined in the second round by number five seed Angelique Kerber of Germany who beat Russia’s Elena Vesnina 3-6, 6-0, 7-5.<br /><br />Wimbledon kicks off at the Flushing Meadows on Monday. <br /><br />First round results (prefix denotes seeding): Men’s singles: 6-Andy Roddick (US) bt Sam Querrey (US) 5-2 (retd); 7-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Go Soeda (Jpn) 6-4, 7-5; Lu Yen-Hsun (Tai) bt 5-Julien Benneteau (Fra) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4); Steve Darcis (Bel) bt Matthew Ebden (Aus) 6-2, 6-4; Denis Istomin (Uzb) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 6-4, 6-3. Women’s singles: 9-Petra Cetkovska (Cze) bt Andrea Hlavackova (Cze) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1; Christina McHale (US) bt 3-Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 6-1, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4; 4-Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Sorana Cirstea (Rom) 6-2, 6-2; Laura Robson (Gbr) bt Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Esp) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul) bt 1-Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 6-2, 6-4; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Hsieh Su-Wei (Tai) 6-2, 3-0 (retd); Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt Zheng Jie (Chn) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; 5-Angelique Kerber (Ger) bt Elena Vesnina (Rus) 3-6, 6-0, 7-5; Ekaterina Makarova (Rus) bt 2-Petra Kvitova (Cze) 7-5, 6-4.</p>