Swiatek dumped out of Wimbledon by Eala
Iga Swiatek’s Wimbledon title defense was ended by the Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in a third-round shock on July 4, while “heartbroken” Serena Williams was forced to withdraw from the doubles tournament.
Kazakh second seed Elena Rybakina also crashed out, leaving the bottom half of the women’s singles draw wide open.
Swiatek slipped to a 7-6 (11/9), 6-2 defeat on Centre Court as 29th seed Eala reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
It is six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek’s earliest exit from a major tournament since another third-round defeat, by Yulia Putintseva, at Wimbledon two years ago.
