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WIMBLEDON
Maria Sharapova upset at Wimbledon
Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia shocks the third-seeded Sharapova in straight sets.
WIMBLEDON, England – Former champion Maria Sharapova has been ousted in the second round at Wimbledon by 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva.
Sharapova, the 2004 champion, lost 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday. It was the third-seeded Russian’s earliest exit from a Grand Slam event since her first full season on the circuit in 2003. Since her breakthrough at Wimbledon in 2004, Sharapova has won the 2006 U.S. Open and the last Australian Open.
Kudryavtseva is a 20-year-old Russian who has never won a WTA Tour title.
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