Wimbledon's round of 32 concluded Saturday with a stunning upset. No. 1 Iga Swiatek fell to Yulia Putintseva, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Putintseva became the fifth woman to defeat Swiatek this year, and only the second No. 1 seed she has defeated, last beating Naomi Osaka in 2019. Swiatek's last loss came at the hands of Elena Rybakina -- the no. 4 seed at Wimbledon -- at the Stuttgart Open in April.
Swiatek's upset is the fourth one in the third round of the women's singles bracket. On Friday, Britain's Emma Raducanu knocked out No. 9 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3, while Spain's Paula Badosa defeated No. 14 Daria Katsakina 7-6, 4-6, 6-4. And Saturday, Ukrainian qualifier Elina Svitolina defeated No. 10 Ons Jabeur 6-1, 7-6.
Phenomenal Putintseva 😲@PutintsevaYulia upsets world No.1 Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a stunning performance to advance to the fourth round! 👏#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/lUquT4mBDH
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2024
On the men's side, No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, while No. 2 Novak Djokovic beat Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6. No. 3 and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz kept his title defense hopes alive with a stunning five-set win over Frances Tiafoe, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
No. 9 Alex De Minaur advanced to the fourth round after his opponent, Lucas Pouille, withdrew due to injury. He will face either Arthur Fils or Roman Safiulin in the fourth round on Monday.
Here is the schedule, key matchups, and singles seeds for Wimbledon 2024.
How to watch 2024 Wimbledon championships
- Date: July 1-14, 2024
- Location: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club -- London
- TV: ESPN, ABC, Tennis Channel | Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
Notable men's third-round scores
- No. 1 Jannik Sinner def. Miomir Kecmanovic (6-1, 6-4, 6-2)
- No. 2 Novak Djokovic def. Alexei Popyrin (6-4, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6)
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. Frances Tiafoe (5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2)
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. Cameorn Norrie (6-4, 6-4, 7-6)
- No. 5 Daniil Medvedev def. Jan Lennard Struff (6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6)
- No. 9 Alex De Minaur def. Lucas Pouille (Walkover)
- No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov def. Gael Monfils (6-3, 6-4, 6-3)
Notable women's third-round scores
- Yulia Putintseva def. No. 1 Iga Swiatek (3-6, 6-1, 6-2)
- No. 2 Coco Gauff def. Sonay Kartal (6-4, 6-0)
- No. 4 Elena Rybakina def. Caroline Wozniacki (6-0, 6-1)
- No. 7 Jasmine Paolini def. Bianca Andreescu (7-6(4), 6-1)
- Emily Raducanu def. No. 9 Maria Sakkari (6-2, 6-3)
- Elina Svitolina def. No. 10 Ons Jabeur (6-1, 7-6)
Men's singles seeds
- Jannik Sinner
- Novak Djokovic
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniil Medvedev
- Audrey Rublev
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Casper Ruud
- Alex De Minaur
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Tommy Paul
- Taylor Fritz
- Ben Shelton
- Holger Rune
- Ugo Humbert
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Sebastian Baez
- Nicolas Jarry
- Sebastian Korda
- Karen Khachanov
- Adrian Mannarino
- Alexander Bublik
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Jack Draper
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Mariano Navone
- Zhizhen Zhang
Women's singles seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Coco Gauff
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Jasmine Paolini
- Qinwen Zheng
- Maria Sakkari
- Ons Jabeur
- Danielle Collins
- Madison Keys
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Marta Kostyuk
- Emma Navarro
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Caroline Garcia
- Mirra Andreeva
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Linda Noskova
- Katerina Siniakova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Sorana Cirstea
- Leylah Fernandez
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Katie Boulter