Keys, the No. 6 seed, was easily beaten in straight sets by 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund of Germany, while Sabalenka fought off a partisan crowd to beat Britain's Emma Raducanu.

Welcome to the Wimbledon briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On day three, the top half of the women’s draw went down to two seeds, the rain did nothing to deter the Wimbledon queue and an American master of the serve survived again.

This most unpredictable of Wimbledons has delivered yet another surprise. Reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys was a lopsided loser in the third round, eliminated 6-3, 6-3 by 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund of Germany on Friday.