Top seed Iga Swiatek suffers a shock third-round defeat by world number 35 Yulia Putintseva at Wimbledon.
Top seed Iga Swiatek suffered a shock third-round exit at Wimbledon as she fell to world number 35 Yulia Putintseva.The Kazakh, cheered on by a raucous crowd on Court One, wrapped up the victory on her third match point to end Swiatek's 21-match winning streak.
The five-time major winner is known for her clinical brand of tennis, but she hit a rare 34 unforced errors to Putintseva's 18."I was feeling it on the court and that is why I was like fire. I was trying to entertain you more and more with my shots." Putintseva has reached the quarter-finals of the French Open and US Open, but had never been beyond the second round at Wimbledon.
Meanwhile, grass remains Swiatek's least successful surface, with Wimbledon being the only Grand Slam in which she has not gone past the quarter-finals. The 23-year-old French Open champion will return to her favoured clay courts to prepare for tennis at this summer's Olympics, which will be hosted at Roland Garros.Dua Lipa's unmissable pop partyHighlights: France beat Portugal on penalties'We all want it' - Will Southgate have new gameplan?Glamorgan tie with Gloucestershire when chasing world record 593
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