From the Associated Press:

Former champion Maria Sharapova was upset in the second round in a
day of big surprises at Wimbledon.

Sharapova was ousted by a 154th-ranked Russian, marking her
earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament since her first full
season on tour in 2003.

Her game littered by double faults and ugly unforced errors, the
third-seeded Sharapova slumped to a 6-2, 6-4 loss to 20-year-old
Alla Kudryavtseva on Court 1.

The upstart winner even rubbed it in by trashing the fashion
icon's widely publicized Wimbledon ensemble of tuxedo-style blouse
and shorts.

"I don't like her outfit," Kudryavtseva said. "It was one of
the motivations to beat her."

Sharapova, who won the 2004 Wimbledon title at age 17, hadn't
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.

"She had nothing to lose," Sharapova said. "She went for her
shots. I can't be really happy about anything today."

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