- World No 35 triumphs in emphatic 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win
- French Open champion again falls short in SW19
There is every chance that Iga Swiatek will win Wimbledon one day but it will not be this year after the world No 1 was dumped out in the third round by Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in a remarkable match on Saturday. The Pole, who won her fifth grand slam title last month, was in command after the first set but unravelled as Putintseva, full of tricks and tennis smarts, recorded a stunning 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory.
“Feels great, feels really great,” said the world No 35, who had won five matches here in nine visits until this year. “I was just so focused on playing fast and not giving her much time and it worked. That was pretty much it.