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Wimbledon: Swiatek crashes out in biggest shock yet, but Djokovic marches on

  • World No 1 Iga Swiatek says she knows ‘what I need to change’ after losing to Yulia Putintseva

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Iga Swiatek reacts during her third round loss to Yulia Putintseva at Wimbledon. Photo: AP

Top seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of Wimbledon in the biggest shock of this year’s Championships, so far but Novak Djokovic avoided joining her despite another below-par performance on Saturday.

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Poland’s Swiatek, who clocked up her fifth grand slam title at last month’s French Open, was beaten 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, by Yulia Putintseva in the third round as she again struggled on grass.

“I know what I need to change, and I’ll do that,” the world No 1 told reporters after her 21-match winning streak came to an end on Court One.

“My tank of really pushing myself to the limits became suddenly empty. I was kind of surprised.”

Seven-time champion Djokovic moved into the fourth round but only after dropping the opening set to Alexei Popyrin.

Yulia Putintseva hits a forehand return to Iga Swiatek. Photo: AP
Yulia Putintseva hits a forehand return to Iga Swiatek. Photo: AP

The 37-year-old Serb, seeded two, stayed on course for a record 25th grand slam title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6, win to set up a clash with Danish dynamo Holger Rune.

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