World No 1 Iga Swiatek crashes out of Wimbledon after losing in three sets to unfancied Ukrainian Elina Svitolina
Top seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of Wimbledon after a 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 defeat to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
Despite losing the first set, Swiatek looked to have all the momentum after holding her nerve in a tense second set tiebreak.
But Svitolina, who entered the tournament ranked 76th in the world, stunned the top seed with her accuracy from serve and consistency from the baseline, breaking her serve twice in the third and final set.
Before confidently serving out the final game to love.
The near three hour battle ended Swiatek’s hopes of securing a famous Roland Garros and Wimbledon double, while Svitolina heads into a clash with Marketa Vondrousova in the last four.
Iga Swiatek (pictured) crashed out of Wimbledon after a 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 defeat to Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina advanced to her third Grand Slam semi-final and her second at Wimbledon
Svitolina served out out the set to claim a famous victory over the world number one
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