Maria gets shock of her life

Davenport pulls out with injury - Tough day for Nadal, Venus - Bopanna-Qureshi shown the door Maria Sharapova in action against Alla Kudryavtseva on Thursday. (Reuters) Wimbledon: Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon in a stunning upset on Thursday by a 154th-ranked Russian, marking her earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament since her first full season on tour in 2003. With a game littered by double faults and ugly unforced errors, the third seed slumped to a 6-2, 6-4 loss to 20-year-old Alla Kudryavtseva on Court 1. Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion at the age of 17, had not lost so early in a Grand Slam since going out in the first round at the Australian and French Open and second round at the U.S. Open in 2003. Sharapova is the second marquee player eliminated in as many days. But her... [read full story]