Tennis, Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek exits in third round while Novak Djokovic sails through

World No 1 Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon by Yulia Putintseva on Saturday as Novak Djokovic reached the fourth round for the 16th time.

On a cold and wet day at the All England Club, only three of the women’s top 10 were left in the draw.

Top seed Swiatek, who won a fourth French Open and fifth Grand Slam title last month, was stunned 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 in the third round by Putintseva, the Russian-born Kazakh.

The upset ended Swiatek’s 21-match win streak as the diminutive Putintseva booked a clash with the equally fiery Jelena Ostapenko for a quarter-final place.

“Feels great, I was just so focused on just playing fast and not giving her any time and that’s pretty much it,” said 29-year-old Putintseva after her win on Court One.

After winning the first set, it appeared business as usual for Swiatek, who went into Saturday’s match with a 4-0 head-to-head record over the 35th ranked Putintseva.

However, Putintseva, who stands at just 1.63m (5ft 4ins) stormed back in the second set on the back of breaks in the fourth and sixth games.

She held her nerve to cruise to a double break and a 4-0 lead in the decider.

Swiatek saved two match points but was defeated on the third when...

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