Wimbledon week one carnage: Swiatek dumped out by Eala, Sabalenka meets Osaka, and the draw is blown wide open

[Connor97]

The first week at SW19 has been a bloodbath for the seeds and it is glorious. The headline shock is defending champion Iga Swiatek going out in the third round to Alex Eala, who becomes the first Filipina ever to reach the second week of a Grand Slam, a genuine landmark that has united a whole country behind her. Rybakina went out in the same round, and the women's draw suddenly looks more open than it has in years

The tie everyone circled has arrived too, Aryna Sabalenka against Naomi Osaka in the round of 16, the latest chapter in a rivalry with real history. Osaka is enjoying her deepest ever Wimbledon run and there are already reports of Sabalenka being off her game, which historically is exactly when the frustration and the errors start compounding for the world number one

On the men's side the old guard rolls on, Djokovic tied Federer's record of 105 Wimbledon match wins and faces the Cinderella story Roman Safiullin, while top seed Jannik Sinner takes on Shintaro Mochizuki. Pegula came through a scare against Jovic to reach the quarters, and the American contingent is thinning with Fritz left as the last man standing for the US

There is a nice bit of colour around the place as well, with Tom Hiddleston and Usain Bolt among the celebrities in the crowd, and Serena pulling out of the doubles with a knee issue after all the speculation about her return. The All England Club is delivering drama on and off the court

So the tennis questions for the board. Is Eala the real breakout star of this Championships or a fairytale that ends next round, does an off colour Sabalenka against a resurgent Osaka spell an upset, and with the defending champion gone, who actually wins a women's draw that has just been torn up?

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[NightCrawler33]

Eala beating Swiatek on grass of all surfaces is absurd and wonderful, seventh career top ten win and the first Filipina in the second week of a slam, that is history not a fluke, watch her go further

[Pixel Jay]

Love the story but let us pump the brakes, one seismic win does not make a champion, the real test is backing it up in the second week against a settled top player, fairytales usually end exactly there

[Anvil]

Sabalenka vs Osaka is the actual final happening in the last sixteen and the draw gods should be ashamed, two of the biggest hitters in the sport a week too early

[KaiHeck]

If Sabalenka really is off her game Osaka punishes it, the pattern is well known, the frustration snowballs and the errors flow, this has upset written all over it

[Dylan]

Djokovic quietly tying Federer on 105 Wimbledon wins while everyone talks about the chaos is peak late career Novak, still here, still winning, still underdiscussed until he lifts the thing

[Carol15]

Women's draw is wide open and I love it, the era of one or two players carrying every title is more fun when it cracks open like this, anyone in the last eight can genuinely believe now

[Tracey99]

Rybakina AND Swiatek both gone in the third round is the real story, two of the best grass court players in the world out before the second week, the grass is a great leveller this year

[SockPuppet42]

As a neutral I want Eala to go all the way purely for what it would mean, entire nations do not get a first slam second week star very often, the Philippines is buzzing and it is brilliant to see

[Cheugy]

Fritz as the last American man standing feels early given the depth they usually have, the US game is in a strange spot when one man is carrying the flag into week two

[Panda54]

Whoever wins the Sabalenka Osaka tie has to be favourite now with Swiatek gone, that half of the draw just became the whole tournament