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Jessica Pegula suffers astonishing 2nd-round loss at Wimbledon to Wang Xinyu

American Jessica Pegula took a stunning loss at Wimbledon on Thursday, falling to Wang Xinyu 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-1 in the second round. Pegula, seeded No. 5, is the highest seed to lose at the tournament thus far.

Xinyu, 22, came into Wimbledon ranked No. 42 and earned her first victory over a player ranked in the top 10. She is also the first Chinese player to defeat a player ranked in the top five since Zheng Jie beat Ana Ivanovic in 2008.

Xinyu Wang records her first ever Top-10 win! ud83dudc4f

The 22-year-old has taken down No.