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In 2014, Alizé Cornet stunned world No. 1 Serena Williams in a third-round Wimbledon contest on No. 1 Court.

Eight years later, the Frenchwoman was back inside that very venue against a dominant WTA star who hadn’t lost since February, and once again stepped up in a major way.

On Saturday, Cornet snapped top-ranked Iga Swiatek’s unbeaten run of 37 matches with an impressive 6-4, 6-2 victory.

"I'm like good wine. In France, good wine always ages well," the Nice native said in reacting afterwards.

You don't want to face Alize Cornet at Wimbledon.

You don't want to face Alize Cornet at Wimbledon.

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Meeting the two-time Roland Garros champion for the first time, Cornet raced a 3-0 lead and maintained her initial break to close out the first set. Swiatek initially led the second set 2-0, before the 32-year-old regained control to oust the top seed with a roaring finish.

"Usually when I'm coming back, I have some kind of a plan and I know what to change. Here I didn't know what to change. I was confused," Swiatek shared during her press conference.

Cornet previously reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at this year’s Australian Open in her 63rd major main-draw appearance by upstaging two-time major winner Simona Halep in three sets. She can now match that result if she advances past Ajla Tomljanovic. Last year at SW19, the Australian claimed their second-rounder over three sets en route to her own maiden major last eight effort.

Full reaction to come from Steve Tignor.