World number one Iga Swiatek out of Wimbledon as 21-match winning streak ends

Swiatek was booed on court during the clash with Yulia Putintseva.
Top seed Iga Swiatek is out. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Top seed Iga Swiatek is out. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

World number one Iga Swiatek suffered more Wimbledon woe after she was booed on Court One before she crashed out in the third round to Yulia Putintseva.

Swiatek was on a 21-match winning streak and looked on course to cruise into the last 16 at the All England Club when she claimed the opener, but the Kazakhstan player hit back with a brilliant second set where she broke twice.

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