Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: It’s been just three days since the beginning of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. The tournament has however already seen many top seeds suffering shocking losses in the first and the second rounds. Third seed Casper Ruud’s fourt-set defeat to Ugo Humbert and 10th seed Emma Raducanu’s straight set loss to Caroline Garcia are some of the biggest upsets on Wednesday in the second round. InsideSport takes a look at top players who have crashed out from the tournament Follow Wimbledon 2022 LIVE updates
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: From Casper Ruud to Emma Raducanu, Top players who have crashed out from Wimbledon 2022 – Check Out
Third Seed Casper Ruud – Lost to Ugo Humbert in second round
Casper Ruud was the third seed in the tournament as he rose up to No.5 in the World rankings this year after impressive performances this year. Despite his seeding, Ruud was a player who has struggled on the grass courts and he registered his maiden victory in the Championships after defeating Albert Ramos Vinolas in straight sets in the first round.
However in the second round he suffered a humiliating 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 4-6 loss against Ugo Humbert, who is ranked 112th in the world to bow out from the tournament. 24-year old Humbert lost the first set 3-6 but soon improved in the second set, breaking for a 3-1 lead and again to love en route to levelling the match.
He trailed 3-0 in the third set but finding a succession of winners to claw back to 4-4 before taking it 7-5. In the fourth set, he got the key break for 5-4 and won the next game to seal the match in his favour.
Second Seed Anett Kontaveit – Lost to Jule Niemer in second round
Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit entered the Wimbledon this year as the second seed. The 26-year old, who has never gone past the third round at the Wimbledon began the campaign this year with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Bernarda Pera in the first round. However in the second round, she was dominated completely by Jule Niemer as she could only win four games and lost the match 6-4, 6-0. Jule Niemeier, who is ranked 97th in the world is making a mark on her first appearance at the Championships.
Ninth seed Garbine Muguruza – Lost to Greet Minnen in second round
Former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza, who was the 9th seed suffered a straight set loss against Greet Minnen in the second round. The world number 88 Minnen took the opening set on Tuesday before play was halted and needed only 18 minutes to sweep through the second against the error-prone Spaniard. With the victory, Minnen achieved her maiden victory against a top-10 opponent in her career.
10th seed Emma Raducanu – Lost to Caroline Garcia in second round
Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu, who made a stunning debut in front of her home crowd at the Center court in the first round by defeating Alison van Uytvanck in the first round, faced a disappointing loss on Wednesday in the second round. She suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss against Caroline Garcia.
The 19-year-old, who rocketed to fame with her spellbinding U.S. Open triumph last year, did not play badly but had no answer to Garcia’s superior firepower. Garcia dominated the opening set as her aggressive return game and heavy serving unsettled the 10th-seeded Raducanu. She continued blazing away in the second set as Raducanu fell away.
In the second set Raducanu made a comeback by breaking 3-3, but she dropped serve immediately to hand the advantage back. Garcia then broke the Briton again to claim an impressive victory. With the victory, Raducanu has now suffered three consecutive second round defeats in Grand Slam tournaments this year.
Some shocking defeats in first round
7th seed Hubert Hurkacz lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
After winning his maiden title this year on Grass at the Halle Open, Hubert Hurkacz entered Wimbledon this year with great expectations. Having also reached the semifinals last year he was looked upon as one of the favourites. In the first round, he was drawn against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and was in for a stunner as the Spaniard outplayed him by winning the first two sets.
The Polish however made a comeback and forced the match into the fifth set. Both the players battled neck-to-neck and the set went into the tie-breaker with Fokina finally winning it 10-8 to advance into the second round.
6th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Maxime Cressy
Sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated in the first round of the men’s draw as he suffered a 7-6, 4-6, 6-7, 6-7 defeat against Maxime Cressy. Cressy, who was impressive in the grass court this year by finishing as runner-up at Easbourne International, was making his Wimbledon debut.
8th seed Danielle Collins lost to Marie Bouzkova
World No. 8 Danielle Collins faced first round defeat against World No. 66 Marie Bouzkova as she lost the match 7-5, 4-6, 4-6. The American, who was runner-up at Australian Open this year, won a tightly-contested first set 7-5 but the Bouzkova bounced back to take the second 6-4. Collins got an early break in the third set to go 2-0 up. However, Bouzkova broke right back and went 5-4. She held her serve to win the match and seal her place in the second round.
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: From Casper Ruud to Emma Raducanu, Top players who have crashed out from Wimbledon 2022 – Check Out
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