China's Wang Xinyu stunned 5th seed Pegula at Wimbledon (updated)

LONDON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyu of China staged a surprise to eliminate world No.5 Jessica Pegula in three sets to reach the women's singles third round at Wimbledon for the first time here on Thursday.

Wang, 22, wasted many chances to wrap up the match in straight sets, but remained on the upper hand to see off the American veteran 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-1 after two hours and 10 minutes.

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