Iga Świątek, the women’s world No. 1, falls to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva at Wimbledon

The women’s No. 1 has been dethroned: Poland’s Iga Świątek, who has held the top spot in the women’s tour since 2022, lost to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday.

After taking the first set, 6-3, Świątek stumbled through the next two, falling to Putintseva 6-1 in the second set and 6-2 in the third.

The 23-year-old star has won five grand slams since starting on the WTA circuit in 2019, and has held the No. 1 spot for 110 weeks.

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