Maria Sharapova Loses To Unknown: Pictures Of Her Shocking Defeat

WIMBLEDON, England - Former champion Maria Sharapova has been ousted in the second round at Wimbledon by 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva.

Kudryavtseva recovered an early break in the second set to beat the 2004 champion 6-2, 6-4 on Court 1 on Thursday.

It was Sharapova's earliest exit from a Grand Slam event since her first full season on the circuit in 2003. Since her breakthrough at Wimbledon in '04, Sharapova has added major titles at the 2006 U.S. Open and the last Australian Open.

Kudryavtseva, 20, has never won a WTA Tour title and was playing only her 10th Grand Slam match.

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Alla Kudryavtseva when she won:

Maria Sharapova as she loses:

Comments

[Intelligentia]

You have to respect the winner. The winner is also a professional. It's not a big deal that Sharapova lost. Tiger Woods loses sometimes too. A professional athlete cannot win every game. All the players are professionals. Therefore, Sharapova should not feel less than what she has already accomplished. It's easy to sit behind a computer and analyze the what ifs. If you have not won even one trophy in anything, you should not be talking about a professional athlete for losing a game. How do you fare in your current profession, whatever it may be? Are you at your best on your job everyday? If not, just stop the nonesense!

[uheardme]

Go Venus!

[madron]

I think we otta let him go!!!!!!!

[klevenstein]

Looks like she's presently an easy target for envious armchair athletes.

She's undoubtedly a great athlete, and she had an extremely bad day. She was probably very ill, and too much a professional to say anything about it.

God's sake, give her a break.

[munkii]

fat good that see-through shirt did her..

[gevan]

When I lose I always blame my clothes, too.

[southafrica4obama]

"too sexy for tennis' playing in her head

[Mike169]

Alla Kudryavtseva! Don't let the screwball right conservatards see that she's named Alla - they'll surely misconstrue it as some terrorist plot.

[JohnnyCanuck99]

I like the top picture of Kudryavtseva. She's like: Ohh my f'n Godd!! YEAHH!

[SOOKOOYAH GURL]

Why they make such a big deal about Sharapova is beyond me.

There were way better than her and there will be to come. Chris Everett, Navratilova, Graff, the Williams sisters, Billie Jean, Henin-Harden, etc..

Sharapova is overated..

[TrueBlueMajority]

"they" make a big deal about her because "they" think she's cute.

[SteveStephens]

no, because she IS CUTE.

[Harrier]

Alla Kudryavtseva has always played well regardless of who she was playing. The writer is not famaliar with tennis or her play

[Irons]

Sharapova needs to cut her father loose.

[adzeman]

I saw this movie. Kirsten Dunst and some Brit. The butler did it.

[Wilburrr]

Headline should read, "Formerly Unknown Player..."

[NoMercy]

LOL

excellent comment

[verlaine]

Sharapova always comes across as an elitist snob in her interviews. Thank God she lost.
Ana Ivanovic is a better player than Sharapovia and sexier than her as well.

[Okieborn]

AMEN verlaine !!
To Big For Her Britches I"d SAY !!!
Sharpova neede a good butt kicking LOL !!!

[Viper]

Did you leave your glasses at home... And how many Grand Slam titles has Ivanovic won and by age 21?

Regards

[comingawakening]

I heard her little dog from the commercial left her as well. Oh MAh-ria ShaREE-POH-VA, You Don't Own Me No More!

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