Among the top five seeds in the women’s side, only one remains in the hunt. The finalists from last year? Both gone. Jasmine Paolini was the latest victim of Wimbledon’s spate of giant killings as last year’s runner-up suffered a shock second-round exit against Russian world No.

Last year’s runner-up Jasmine Paolini became the fourth top-five seed to exit the women’s bracket at Wimbledon, losing 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to unseeded Kamilla Rakhimova in the second round.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini joined the exodus of fancied players at this year's Wimbledon after the Italian fourth seed crashed out 4-6 6-4 6-4 against Russian Kamilla Rakhimova on Wednesday.