A rematch of the 2010 US Open was cut short when seed No.12 Vera Zvonareva retired with respiratory illness while trailing 6-3 4-3, easing Kim Clijsters' progress into the fourth round of her last Wimbledon. Clijsters converted just four of 15 break points, but her deep shots in the corners constantly challenged the serve of her lethargic opponent and she actually had break points in the first six service games of Zvonareva. Clijsters'  next match will be the first clash with Angelique Kerber, seeded eighth, who advanced by beating Christina McHale 6-2 6-3.

World No.1 Maria Sharapova eased past Hsieh Su-Wei 6-1 6-4, in their first encounter since the juniors when the Taiwanese was driving the Russian crazy with slices and drop shots on clay. Sharapova's fourth-round opponent will be Sabine Lisicki, who defeated  Sloane Stephens 7-6(5) 1-6 6-2 for her third straight victory after losing four openers before coming to Wimbledon.

Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska brushed aside Heather Watson 6-0 6-2 and will next play Camila Giorgi, while Peng Shuai took out Arantxa Rus, the conqueror of fifth seed Sam Stosur in the second round, and will next play Maria Kirilenko. (photo: © Neal Trousdale)

This Wimbledon is Kim Clijsters' last and her clothing sponsor Fila dedicated her entire Wimbledon kit to her illustrious career. This limited-edition apparel and accessory collection features a short sleeve v-neck cap sleeve top, sleeveless top, matching white skort, white jacket and pant, as well as a bag, visor and handband as accessories. Each item has metallic gold details.

Clijsters is grateful to Fila:

It means so much to me that Fila developed this commemorative collection in honor of my retirement. Wimbledon has been an important place for me since I was very young, and it was where I played my first exhibition before I officially returned to tennis in 2009. It is only fitting that I debut this collection on Centre Court.

The 29-year-old Belgian will retire after the US Open, and Wimbledon is the only major where she hasn't reached the final, so she'll be especially inspired this year. Her next match-up is against fellow veteran Vera Zvonareva in the third round. (source: Slice, photo: Iron Run)

Caroline Wozniacki lost a Wimbledon opener for the first time in her career and in the post-match press the media were pushing the question of whether her love life could be affecting her career in a negative way, but the Dane's answer was short and straightforward: "No". Wozniacki was satisfied with how she played against Tamira Paszek and blamed bad luck for the loss.

However, right after suffering the upset, Caroline rushed to Portrush, Northern Ireland, to root for her golfer boyfriend Rory McIlory at the Irish Open, alongside his mother Rosie. I don't think Caroline subconsciously lost just to get to watch her boyfriend, I like to believe she just makes the best out of her time and tries to balance work and love relationships.

Our guest poster David Fearnhead recently discussed the topic of the curse of the sporting romance, though, on the very example of Caro and Rory. (source: Slice)

It was only in April that Jelena Jankovic started working with Zeljko Krajan as her coach and now in June they are already parting ways.

Unhappy with her progress and following her first-round loss at Wimbledon, Jankovic expressed dissatisfaction with the former coach of Dominika Cibulkova and Dinara Safina, while he was also appreciative of ending the cooperation with the Serb, describing her as undisciplined and not willing to apply the tactics he proposed. (source: Blic, photo: © Neal Trousdale)

Fifth seed Samantha Stosur lost in the second round of Wimbledon on Day 3, becoming the highest-seeded WTA loser of the tournament so far. But judging from the previous 44 years, the upset fever should not infect the Top 4 seeds soon. Women's Tennis Blog's contributor Omair went through the history of Wimbledon and realized that in the entire Open Era only once did all the Top 4 seeds lose before the semifinals.

I was looking for something particular, but I ended up finding facts revealing that since the beginning of the Open Era it has happened only once that all the Top 4 Wimbledon seeds fell before the semifinal stage of the tournament. Surprising! Isn't it? If you go to the ATP Tour, it has happened twice there.

WHICH YEAR WAS THE WEAKEST YEAR FOR THE TOP 4 SEEDS AT WIMBLEDON? 2008!

2008 – very recent past! Yes, the year Justine Henin retired for the first time, the year Ana Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam and the year Sharapova suffered from her shoulder injury.

Let's have a look at the results of the Top 4 seeds at Wimbledon 2008. The Top 4 seeds were: Ana Ivanovic (1), Jelena Jankovic (2), Maria Sharapova (3) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (4).

ANA IVANOVIC

Ivanovic got the top spot courtsey of her first (and to date only) Grand Slam, the French Open title, but she could not sustain the form that took her to the trophy. She won the routine first round at Wimbledon, but needed three sets to overcome Nathalie Dechy in the second round, where she saved match points in the second set before winning the match 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 10-8. The win over Dechy squeezed the energy out of Ivanovic and she went down meekly in her third-round encounter at the hands of Chinese wild card Zheng Jie. Ivanovic became the first top seed in nine years to fall before the quarterfinal stage of Wimbledon.

JELENA JANKOVIC

Jankovic was the second seed and a condenter for the No.1 ranking. She could have overtaken the No.1 spot, had she made the semifinals of Wimbledon 2008. Jankovic won her first two matches easily, but in the third round against Caroline Wozniacki, future No.1, she injured her knee. She went on to win the match in three sets, but went down in straight sets in the fourth round against Tamarine Tanasugarn. Read more »