Top-ranked Simona Halep became the ninth woman in the top 10 seeds to be upset in the first week of Wimbledon, falling 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan in the third round on Saturday.
No. 7 Karolina Pliskova is the only top-10 seed left in the women’s draw heading to the round of 16. The clear favorite is No. 25 seed Serena Williams, seeking her eighth Wimbledon title and first Grand Slam title since Sept. 1 childbirth.
Williams gets fellow mom and Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina in the fourth round on Monday and would not play a seed before the semifinals.