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Wimbledon shock: Iga Swiatek loses to Alexandra Eala in straight sets
Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek could not defend her title at Wimbledon. World No. 29 Alexandra Eala of the Philippines defeated Swiatek 7-6, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round.
A major upset occurred in the women's singles at Wimbledon. Last year's champion, Poland's Iga Swiatek, bowed out in the third round after a 2-0 defeat to the Philippines' Alexandra Eala.
World No. 29 Eala defeated third seed Swiatek 7-6, 6-2 in 2 hours and 14 minutes. With this result, the 21-year-old Filipina advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time in her career, becoming the first Filipino tennis player to reach this stage at a Grand Slam tournament.
Eala will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the next round. World No. 13 Paolini defeated Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-2 in 65 minutes to book her place in the fourth round.
Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, won her first Wimbledon title last summer by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0. However, in this year's tournament, she had a tough time in the first round against Taylor Townsend and nearly got eliminated.
Meanwhile, world No. 2 and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan also bowed out, losing to Belgium's Elise Mertens 7-6, 6-1. This result was recorded as one of the biggest surprises of the tournament.
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