Wimbledon 2018: Ranking the Top 5 Upsets so far

The oldest tennis tournament and the only Grand Slam event played on the grass is into its 8th day. Federer ditched his career-long partnership with Nike and signed for Japanese company Uniqlo. Britain's two-time champion Andy Muray missed the event for the first time since 2007. With England reaching the World Cup semi-finals, World Cup fever could affect Wimbledon.

Nick Kyrgios' 217km/h rocket serve struck a ball girl's arm, which made her cry and provided us with a soft side of him consoling her. Former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka paired up with defending champion Jamie Murray for mixed doubles after the Belarussian lost her match to Karolina Pliskova.

This Wimbledon 2018 witnessed one of the highest numbers of seeded players going out after the completion of the third round of the tournament. A total of 16 male and 14 women's singles players packed their bags before the third round. Here are the star players whose battle ended early.

There are spades of players, who went earlier than expected but choosing 5 from them being difficult, here are few notable mentions: Nick Kyrgios, Petra Kvitova, Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem, and Caroline Wozniacki.

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#5 Maria Sharapova (RUS)

Maria Sharapova (RUS) lost to Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) 7-6(3), 6(3)-7, 4-6

The five-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova has yet to recover from the trauma of the drug ban, but this elicited a shock as for the first time Sharapova suffered a defeat in the first round here. World No. 138 Vitalia Diatchenko was the lowest-ranked player she has lost to in a Grand Slam event.

The all-Russian affair was a neck-and-neck battle that lasted three hours and eight minutes; it was Maria who was leading by a set and 5-2 in the second. Vitalia then came back as she took the second set to a tie-breaker and won it. The third set was all Vitalia as she broke back twice in the decider and reached Wimbledon's second round for the first time.

#4 Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev (GER) lost to Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 0-6

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev, the world number three, hit a wall physically after a gruelling battle with Ernests Gulbis. The Latvian maverick is also known for his impressive victory over Federer in the 2014 French Open, where he came from 2-1 down to take the match in five sets. It was the first time Gulbis had won three straight matches in a row since 2016 Roland Garros.

Zverev has not lived up to his potential in Grand Slams, which he has been showing at ATP Masters events. He has never gone past a Grand Slam quarter-final, which is a disappointment for a player with high potential.

Tiredness also cost him the match as the best-of-five is always physically demanding, and in the post-match interview, he admitted that he had not eaten for 24 hours due to a stomach bug.

#3 Garbine Muguruza

Garbine Muguruza (ESP) lost to Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 7-5, 2-6, 1-6

Garbine Muguruza

Going into the match with Garbine Muguruza, Alison Van Uytvanck had won just two of her matches at Wimbledon and had also lost the only meeting between the two. Nobody predicted that the defending champion and the 2015 runner-up would lose the match, but the stats seemed irrelevant.

Muguruza came back from 2-4 down to win the first set, but in the second and the third, it was completely a different story as Alison got into the groove and hit balls exceptionally and took the risks. That also summed up the day as Muguruza did not find her zone.

#2 Marin Cilic

.Marin Cilic (CRO) lost to Guido Pella (ARG) 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6(3)-7, 5-7

Marin Cilic

The third-seed and 2017 runner-up Marin Cilic was unquestionably one of the contenders for the Wimbledon title; he was in stunning form winning the Queen's Club Championship by beating Novak Djokovic from a set down.

The No 3 seeded Croat was on his way to a two-set lead and looked comfortable booking his place in the third round until rain stopped the play. When the match restarted the following day, Guido Pella pulled back strongly and held firm to force the decider and converted his fourth match point, and stunned the crowd.

#1 Simona Halep

Simona Halep (ROM) lost to Hsieh Su-Wei (TAI) 6-3, 4-6, 5-7

Simona Halep

Su-Wei Hsieh, regarded as a doubles player, had lost her first-round matches in her recent visits to Wimbledon. She had never advanced past the third round. Whereas Simona Halep, the World No. 1, was crowned champion in the recently concluded French Open. Simona Halep won their only previous meeting five years ago in Cincinnati.

It was a game of unforced errors, where Halep was 5-2 up in the deciding set, but Su-Wei Hsieh clawed her way back, breaking the Romanian. She kept fighting and broke back from match point down and won two games in a row to seal the match.