Elina Svitolina dumps Serena out of Rio

Olympic champion and world No 1 Serena Williams tumbled out of the Rio de Janeiro singles rivalry in the third round on Tuesday after a stun annihilation to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

Svitolina, who is positioned twentieth on the planet, shocked the London Games gold medallist 6-4 6-3 to record a critical triumph against the American, who has won 22 thousand pummel singles titles.

"It's a stunning feeling for me. This is only an immaculate minute," said Svitolina, who will confront Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals.

Williams was obviously baffled all through the match as she attempting to discover her extent, making 37 unforced blunders contrasted with 17 by Svitolina.

Late in the second set, Williams served five twofold blames in a solitary diversion, which drew wheezes from a stunned gathering of people.

Williams, who has won three ladies' pairs Olympic titles with sister Venus, was likewise disposed of with her sister from the copies on Sunday.

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Arsenal offer for top striker rejected

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Man Utd document reveals Mkhitaryan missed Stoke with thigh problem

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