World No. 1 Iga Swiatek falls to Yulia Putintseva at Wimbledon
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Unseeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan shocked World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Swiatek had won 20 consecutive matches -- including titles in Madrid, Rome and Paris -- and 44 matches in 2024 to lead all WTA players.
Putinseva had lost all four previous matches against Swiatek, who swept each match.
--Field Level Media