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Wimbledon 2024: Top seed Swiatek stunned by Putintseva in third round

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Top seed Iga Swiatek suffered a shock third-round exit at Wimbledon as she fell to world number 35 Yulia Putintseva.

Putintseva fought back from a set down to stun Poland's Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-2.

"It feels really, really great," said Putintseva, who plays Latvian 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the last 16.

"I was feeling it on the court and that is why I was like fire. I was trying to entertain you more and more with my shots."

Elsewhere on Saturday, Tunisian two-time finalist Ons Jabeur lost 6-1 7-6 (7-4) to Ukraine's Elena Svitolina.

Elena Rybakina, the 2022 champion, defeated Danish wildcard and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-0 6-1.