Wimbledon’s round of 32 concluded Saturday with a stunning upset. No. 1 Iga Swiatek fell to Yulia Putintseva, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Putintseva became the fifth woman to defeat Swiatek this year, and only the second No. 1 seed she has defeated, last beating Naomi Osaka in 2019. Swiatek’s last loss came at the hands of Elena Rybakina — the no. 4 seed at Wimbledon — at the Stuttgart Open in April.
Swiatek’s upset is the fourth one in the third round of the women’s singles bracket. On Friday, Britain’s Emma Raducanu knocked out No. 9 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3, while Spain’s Paula Badosa defeated No. 14 Daria Katsakina 7-6, 4-6, 6-4. And Saturday, Ukrainian qualifier Elina Svitolina defeated No. 10 Ons Jabeur 6-1, 7-6.
On the men’s side, No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, while No. 2 Novak Djokovic beat Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6. No. 3 and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz kept his title defense hopes alive with a stunning five-set win over Frances Tiafoe, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
No. 9 Alex De Minaur advanced…
