World No.5 Jessica Pegula became the highest-seeded women’s player to be eliminated at Wimbledon, falling to Wang Xinyu in the second round on Thursday, while top seed Iga Swiatek confidently progressed past Petra Martic.
The 42nd-ranked Wang defeated Pegula 6-4 6-7 (7) 6-1, securing her first Top 10 victory and advancing to the third round of Wimbledon for the first time. Despite saving eight break points, Pegula was broken six times, with Wang hitting 38 winners to the American’s 23.
The fifth seed’s second-round exit means she will lose ranking points, as she reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinals last year.