No. 1-Ranked Iga Swiatek Loses in Wimbledon’s Third Round to Yulia Putintseva
Poland's Iga Swiatek returns against Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva during their women's singles tennis match on the sixth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, on July 6, 2024. Henry Nicholls/AFP
LONDON—No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 on Saturday.
The result ended a 21-match winning streak for Swiatek. She is a five-time Grand Slam champion, including four titles on the red clay at the French Open—most recently last month—and one on the hard courts at the U.S. Open.
