Fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova followed Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic out of Wimbledon. For the first time in history none of the top four women's seeds have reached the quarterfinals at the All England Club.

Kuznetsova was defeated in the fourth round by world No.11 Agnieszka Radwanska. The 19-year-old Pole, who won the Eastbourne title before arriving at Wimbledon, broke the Russian at 5-3 and 5-5 in the decider before serving out for a 6-4 1-6 7-5 triumph.

In the quarterfinals Radwanska will play sixth seed Serena Williams.

Other quarterfinal pairs are Zheng Jie (the first ever women's wildcard to reach the Wimbledon last eight) vs. Nicole Vaidisova, Elena Dementieva (the highest seed left) vs. Nadia Petrova, defending champion Venus Williams vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn. (source: BBC, photo: Getty Images)

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Second seed Jelena Jankovic didn’t resist the curse of favorites for long as she was beaten at Wimbledon, just like top and third seed Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova. World No.3 Jankovic lost to Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3 6-2 it the fourth round.

Jankovic’s previous match was also a close affair, but today she couldn’t come back after losing the first set. Jankovic was invariably troubled by a knee injury she sustained in the match against Caroline Wozniacki.

Jankovic has never surpassed the fourth round at Wimbledon. With the victory over the Serb, world No.60 Tanasugarn made her best result at a Grand Slam, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time. At Wimbledon, after six exits in the fourth round, the Thai veteran finally went further.

Tanasugarn will play defending champion Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. (photo REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque via Yahoo)

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I mentioned Ana Ivanovic was going to grace the cover of FHM, and I also showed you one photo as a sneak preview. Now we know what the actual cover will look like when the latest issue of FHM goes on sale July 1.

Serbia's sexiest sport export, as the magazine calls her, is included in a stunning 12-page feature. Besides beautiful pictures of the tennis star, the new issue of FHM will have an exclusive interview with the world No.1. (via Ana Ivanovic's official website)

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Venus Williams is not the only player at Wimbledon wearing EleVen clothing line. Cool. Nadia Petrova is supporting her colleague’s designs wearing a white peace at the Championships.

Here’s what Venus said after her first round match about Nadia wearing EleVen:

Q. You brought out a new clothes line here, but you have Petrova wearing your clothes, right?

VW: Uh-huh. Read more »

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Second seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia lost the first set against rising star Caroline Wozniacki, and I’m sure everyone’s first thought was Will this be another Sharapova/Ivanovic moment?, but fighting J.J. didn't let the trend take her over. The world No.3 reached the fourth round at Wimbledon 2008 defeating the Danish 17-year-old 2-6 6-4 6-2.

Jankovic was broken twice as she lost the first set, during which she also sustained a left knee injury. Jankovic then broke the 2006 Wimbledon junior champion Wozniacki right away in the opening game of the second set, and it proved to be the last and decisive break of the set. In the decider, J.J. was two breaks up against the world No.30 Wozniacki, and sealed victory on first match point.

The Serb will next face 31-year-old Tamarine Tanasugarn, ranked 60th in the world. (photo via Reuters)

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