Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak ends at Wimbledon

Dumped in straight sets by French veteran Cornet 6-4, 6-2

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Poland's Iga Swiatek lost her third round match against France's Alize Cornet.
Poland's Iga Swiatek lost her third round match against France's Alize Cornet.
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London: Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon in straight sets today by French veteran Alize Cornet, ending the world number one’s 37-match winning streak.

Cornet, ranked 37, took advantage of an error-strewn performance from her Polish opponent to win 6-4, 6-2 on Court 1 in their third round tie. The top seed made a 32 unforced errors.

'No words'

"I have no words right now - it reminds me of the time I beat Serena [Williams] on the same court eight years ago exactly. This court is a lucky charm for me. I am a huge fan of Iga [Swiatek], she's so talented and an amazing player and nice ambassador of women's tennis so I'm very flattered I beat her today," said Cornet.

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