World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was despatched house early by Yulia Putintseva from the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Putintseva is just the fifth lady to defeat Swiatek this 12 months and ended Swiatek’s 21-match successful streak. Swiatek’s last loss came at the hands of Elena Rybakina — the no. 4 seed at Wimbledon — on the Stuttgart Open in April.
“Feels nice, feels actually nice,” Puntintseva said following her victory. “I used to be simply so centered on simply taking part in quick and never giving her any time and that labored.”
Swiatek has gained 22 WTA singles titles and is a five-time Grand Slam champion, having gained 4 French Opens in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and one U.S. Open in 2022. Nevertheless, she has continued to battle on the grass courts of Wimbledon. Her finest end at this main got here final 12 months when she reached the quarterfinals earlier than falling to Elina Svitolina.
Putintseva and Swiatek had confronted one another four previous times, with Swiatek getting the upper-hand in each match. This marks Putintseva’s second profession win towards a No. 1 seed, as her final got here towards Naomi Osaka on the 2019 Japan Girls’s Open.
Putintseva will now face Jelena Ostapenko within the fourth spherical on Monday.
