Not-so-famous Alla Kudryavtseva stunned world No.2 and former champion Maria Sharapova in the second round of Wimbledon, but instead of peacefully enjoying her victory she made some comments about Sharapova that I believe were disrespectful and therefore pathetic. Read more »
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Former champion Lindsay Davenport withdrew from Wimbledon a few hours before her second round match against Gisela Dulko. The reason was knee injury the American had picked up while practicing at Eastbourne last week.
Davenport hinted that this might have been her last Wimbledon:
"I would be surprised if I was back here playing.
"I'm very short sighted about my future - I'm looking forward to the Olympics and the US Open, then no plans." (source: BBC)
The biggest shock of Wimbledon 2008 has just taken place: Former champion Maria Sharapova of Russian was defeated in the second round by 154th-ranked compatriot Alla Kudryavtseva. And not only that, but the upset happened in straight sets, even without tie-breaks. Final score: 6-2 6-4.
The 20-year-old Kudryavtseva, who has never won a WTA Tour title and was playing only her 10th Grand Slam match, broke Sharapova in the sixth and eighth games of the first set to win it. In the second set, Sharapova broke Kudryavtseva at the very beginning, but her lead didn't last for long as Kudryavtseva leveled to 2-all. Later in the match, there was another exchange of breaks. Then, Kudryavtseva took the serve of the 2004 Wimbledon champion once again and sealed the biggest victory of her career.
World No.2 Sharapova has today suffered the earliest exit from a Grand Slam event since her first full season on the circuit in 2003. Too bad, another great Masha's Grand Slam outfit didn’t last long (remember the 2007 US Open?). (via The Independent)
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic was almost dumped out of Wimbledon 2008 by France’s Nathalie Dechy in the second round on Wednesday. It has been the most thrilling women’s match at the tournament so far, and the peak of the encounter was on Dechy's second match point when Ivanovic had an immense stroke of luck having the net for an ally.
In the following video you can see match highlights, including the famous netcord point.
These two quotes of disappointed Nathalie Dechy additionally illustrate how fortunate Ivanovic was: Read more »
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