China's Wang Xinyu achieved a significant milestone at the Wimbledon Championships, advancing to the round of 16 for the first time in her career. In a thrilling women's singles third-round match at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, Wang overcame Britain's Harriet Dart with scores of 2-5, 7-6, 6-3.
This performance matches Wang's best showing in the singles bracket at any of the four Grand Slam tournaments, her previous best being a last 16 finish at the U.S. Open in 2023.
Displaying remarkable resilience, Wang came back from a 3-0 deficit in the deciding set, winning six straight games to secure her victory. She will now face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, the 21st seed, who recently eliminated Tunisia's 10th seeded Ons Jabeur with a score of 6-1, 7-6(4).
Saturday also witnessed one of the year's biggest upsets at Wimbledon, as Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva defeated Poland's top seed Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Putintseva expressed her elation, stating, \"At some point I was playing fearless… This is for me the most important.\"
Additionally, Kazakhstan's No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina secured an easy victory over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki with a score of 6-0, 6-1.
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China's Wang Xinyu makes Wimbledon's last 16 for first time in career
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