Australian Open champion Madison Keys became the latest star to crash out of Wimbledon as the American sixth seed was stunned by Laura Siegemund on Friday.
Keys slumped to a 6-3, 6-3 loss against the German World No. 104 in the third round. Keys, 30, is the fifth member of the top six seeds in the women’s event to suffer a surprise exit from this year’s tournament. Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini and Zheng Qinwen had already bowed out.
Meanwhile, Naomi Osaka blew a golden opportunity to reach the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time as the Japanese star was beaten by Russian World No. 50 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Friday.
Osaka was in a strong position after taking the first set, but her bid to make the last 16 imploded as Pavlyuchenkova battled back to clinch a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory. Osaka, 27, is a four-time Grand Slam champion, but she has not won a major since 2021.
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