World No. 1 Iga Świątek, the defending Wimbledon champion, was eliminated from the tournament on Saturday evening, according to Israeli media outlet ynet. Further details on the round and opponent were not immediately available.
World No. 1 and defending Wimbledon champion Iga Świątek was eliminated from the tournament on Saturday evening, according to a report by ynet. The brief alert did not specify the round or the opponent who defeated her.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, Wimbledon has already seen several high-profile upsets. On Saturday, 2022 champion Elena Rybakina was ousted in the third round by Belgium's Elise Mertens. On the tournament's opening day, 12th-seeded Andrey Rublev was defeated by unseeded compatriot Roman Safiullin. Świątek's elimination marks the third major surprise this year's tournament.
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