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Wimbledon 2018: American 10th seed Madison Keys beaten by Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina

Madison Keys lost nine consecutive games as she suffered a shock third-round exit at Wimbledon to Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina.

The American 10th seed lost 7-5 5-7 6-4 in two hours 10 minutes in her first meeting with the 29-year-old, who is ranked 120 in the world.

Keys, 23, had been 5-2 up in the first set only for her game to capitulate.

At 4-0 down in the second Keys brilliantly fought back to win the set before Rodina took a topsy-turvy third.

Keys had seemingly been cruising to the first set only for the momentum to dramatically swing back to the unheralded Russian.