Women's top seed Swiatek exits Wimbledon in Saturday surprise

Iga Swiatek is upset by Yulia Putintseva as the women's draw opens up

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00:00Hello, a warm welcome to Centre Court on this first Saturday of Wimbledon 2024.

00:10It's a breezy, rainy day outside.

00:13I'm not sure if the umbrella's up for the rain or for the sun, but the umbrella's coming

00:24down now.

00:25So, good news outside.

00:29It's always a huge honour and privilege to be here at Wimbledon.

00:31It's been an excellent championship from what I've seen, and some very exciting tennis today

00:35as well.

00:36It's an honour to play on Centre Court.

00:37I've played on all the Centre Courts around the world, but I think Wimbledon's Centre

00:41Court is still something more special and still something different.

00:44I'm happy with where I've gotten so far, but definitely not satisfied.

00:58I think the pinnacle of tennis is playing the number one in the world at Wimbledon,

01:04probably on Centre Court.

01:05So, I'm very, very excited and ready to get after it.

01:11It's always not easy to play against such a champion as Onsi.

01:14I was really happy with the way I handled some really tough moments today.

01:20So, yeah, I'm just really relieved and happy with my performance.

01:28The world number one is out.

01:31An incredible, extraordinary performance from Yulia Putinsaeva.

01:36I was feeling it on the court, and that's why I was like a fire.

01:40I was trying to entertain you more and more with my shots.

01:45I was taking energy from you guys.

01:46Thank you.

01:50I definitely felt better today than I have in a second-round match.

01:53So, hopefully the trajectory will keep going in a positive way.

01:57As the tournament progresses, each match I'll feel better.

02:00Yeah, let's see what happens in the next one.