Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reaches for a backhand against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia. (Photo: Gerry Penny, EPA-EFE)
Caroline Wozniacki, the No. 2 seed, is out of Wimbledon.
Wozniacki of Denmark, the reigning Australian Open champ, lost to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 on Wednesday.
Wozniacki has never been past the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Five of the top-eight seeds, including No. 4 and reigning U.S. Open champ Sloane Stephens, are out.
Earlier, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams once again dropped the opening set, and once again dominated the rest of the way to win. The No. 9 seed, at 38 the oldest woman in the draw, came back to beat 141st-ranked qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 to reach the third round.
Roger Federer scored 35 consecutive points on serve on the way to a 6-4, 6-4, 6- 1 against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia.
Federer didn’t drop a point on his serve in the entire second set and kept that streak going until he was 30-0 up at 4-1 in the third, when Lacko sent a backhand winner down the line.
In total, the eight-time champion lost just nine of 61 points on his serve and broke Lacko five times, including with a forehand winner to close out the match.
American Madison Keys breezed into the third round, defeating Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand 6-4, 6-3.