Alize Cornet

Iga Swiatek, the Polish World No. 1, saw her 37-match winning streak come to an abrupt end at the hands of Alize Cornet in the third round of Wimbledon.

I had this belief even with her wins, I thought there is a moment you can beat her it's now on grass so I was just believing very hard and I have the best team by my side and the best crowd. Cornet rushed into a 3-0 lead with a stunning double break and the 32-year-old held on to take the first set 6-4. She will face Australian Ajla Tomljanović, who Emma Raducanu faced - and had to retire against - at the same stage last year. The 21-year-old was ultimately defeated following an inspired performance by 37th-ranked Cornet, who kept her composure to streak towards a famous win. It also means her 37-match winning run is over, which was the longest unbeaten streak seen in women's tennis this century. Swiatek came into the tournament as the runaway World No. 1 and reigning French Open champion.

Iga Swiatek suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Alize Cornet at Wimbledon as her 37-match winning streak came to a stunning end.

Today with the wind it was not that easy. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android The 30-year-old Romanian, who returned to the All England Club this year for the first time since winning here in 2019, said: "It has been a good match. "What can I say? "It is just a huge privilege to play on this court, I was so excited and to play Coco, an amazing player. It has put Anisimova, who made the semi-finals at Roland Garros in 2019, through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time.

On Saturday, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek lost in the third round -- an upset few, if any, predicted. What happened? We break it down.

In the work she has been doing with her sports psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, Swiatek said she has been preparing for how she'll feel when she loses. When Alize Cornet beat then world No. 1 Serena Williams at the same stage and on the same No. 1 Court in 2014, she explained that her secret was putting one more ball in the court and "annoying" Serena in the process. She is too good not to get there eventually, but it might take her a few years before she's really competing for the title.

Roland Garros runner-up Coco Gauff had already been knocked out of SW19 earlier in the day.

“It is just a huge privilege to play on this court, I was so excited and to play Coco, an amazing player. It has put Anisimova, who made the semi-finals at Roland Garros in 2019, through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time. The 20-year-old was full of emotion as she lay down on the grass at the conclusion of two hours and seven minutes of tennis. Roland Garros runner-up Gauff failed to make the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time after she went down to fellow American Amanda Anisimova on Centre Court. An upset was on the cards early on when Cornet, who made the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January, broke the first seed twice early on. Swiatek made 32 unforced errors to lose 6-4 6-2 in one hour and 32 minutes in the third round at the All England Club.

The French Open champion was defeated for the first time since assuming the number one ranking.

I had the same experience in the French Open, but it’s important to bounce back and give everything you have. I am playing one of the best seasons of my career. I am still motivated, I have the fire in me. This is the kind of match I am training for, it drives me. “It reminds me of the moment I beat Serena. I am a huge fan of Iga, she’s such an amazing player and a nice ambassador. Back in 2014, the French star famously beat Serena Williams on three occasions.

World No. 1 Iga Świątek snapped her 37-match win streak by losing her third-round match 6-4, 6-2 to Alizé Cornet at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Manchester United in advanced negotiations for Ajax's Lisandro Martinez Świątek struggled against Cornet, who took an early 3-0 lead in the first set. Manchester United in advanced negotiations for Ajax's Lisandro Martinez Cornet, the world No. 37, handed Świątek only her fourth loss of the year. I knew I could win it. The third tennis Grand Slam of the year kicks off this week with Serena Williams in the field and Novak Djokovic favored on the men's side.

Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon in straight sets on Saturday by French veteran Alize Cornet, ending the world number one's 37-match winning streak.

In reaching the fourth round, the French player matches her run at Wimbledon in 2014, when she beat Serena Williams in the third round. She had not lost a match since her defeat to Jelena Ostapenko in February at Dubai, winning her past six tournaments, including the French Open. The top seed was on the back foot right from the start of the match, broken in her first two service games, and could not get back on level terms.