London, July 3 -- In one of the biggest upsets of the Wimbledon 2025 Ladies' Singles draw, Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova stunned World No. 5 Jasmine Paolini in a dramatic three-set battle on Thursday to book her place in the Round of 32.
Rakhimova, ranked World No. 80, came from a set down to defeat the Italian 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Court No.3. The 2-hour-19-minute contest marked Rakhimova's maiden victory over a top 10 player and only her second singles win at Wimbledon.
This shock result added to the growing list of upsets in the women's draw, with Rakhimova becoming the latest to send a seeded player packing- Paolini becoming the 16th seed to fall before the third round.
Paolini, runner-up at Wimbledon last year and a semifinalist at Bad Hombu...