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Ian Chadband

Australian Open champ joins Wimbledon seeds cull

Madison Keys' dream of completing a famous double is over as the Australian Open victor became the 18th women's seed and latest grand slam champion to be dumped out of this shock-laden Wimbledon.

But Aryna Salabenka, the No.1 seed, remains on pole in her quest for a maiden triumph in the grass-court slam after winning an enthralling Friday night Centre Court duel with home heroine Emma Raducanu.   

The sixth-seeded American Keys was sent crashing on Independence Day 6-3 6-3 by tough German veteran Laura Siegmund as she became the fifth of the top-six seeds, and sixth out of the top 10, to be sent spinning out of the event on Friday.    

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