Williams is the only past Wimbledon champion remaining in the field. Her sister, five-time champion and last year’s runner-up Venus Williams, could not pull off a third consecutive comeback, instead joining the parade of top-10 seeds on the way out of the Grand Slam tournament. No. 9 seed Williams lost to No. 20 Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-7 (5), 8-6 in the third round. Former Wimbledon champs Petra Kvitova, Maria Sharapova and Garbine Muguruza were eliminated earlier. In each of her first two matches this week, Williams dropped the opening set before eventually winning in three. She couldn’t quite do the same this time. Her exit means eight of the top 10 seeded women are gone before the end of Week 1 at the All England Club. The 38-year-old American, who was last year’s runner-up at Wimbledon, was the oldest entrant in the women’s singles field.Serena has won 17 matches in a row at @Wimbledon dating to 2015. She’s the last American woman remaining in the draw. https://t.co/y2yo4l4zsy
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) July 6, 2018
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter And Like ZAGS on FacebookSeven of the Top 10 women’s seeds are now out.
Serena and Halep remain the favorites. pic.twitter.com/2z4hxPv3GP — Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) July 6, 2018