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Iga Swiatek is knocked out of Wimbledon after defeat to Yulia Putintseva, as her 21-match winning streak comes to an end – and fans on Centre Court BOO the World No 1

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World No 1 Iga Swiatek and Wimbledon’s back-to-back finalist Ons Jabeur were big-name casualties, with both suffering third round losses within half hour of each other.

Their sudden departures will give encouragement to everyone left in the race, with Emma Raducanu among those looking to capitalise.

Fan favourite Jabeur had lost the last two Wimbledon finals to Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova. The 29-year-old Tunisian had hoped to go one step further this time around, but was powerless to stop Elina Svitolina.

The Ukrainian, ranked 21 in the world, won 6-1, 7-6 in just 80 minutes. And Jabeur said of being back on Centre Court after her finals heartbreak: ‘I’m not going to lie to you, it was a bit of remembering last year, especially not playing so good.

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