Wimbledon Update: Sharapova ousted

It's day four of Wimbledon and the tournament saw its first top seed upset on the women's side. Third seed Maria Sharapova lost in straight sets to unseeded Alla Kudryavtseva. Kudryavtseva defeated Sharapova 6-4 and 6-2. The elimination marks Sharapova's earliest exit ever at Wimbledon.

Lindsay Davenport is also out of the tournament and did not participate in today's match with Gisela Dulko. Davenport was unable to compete due to a knee injury. On Tuesday she struggled, but was still able to win her first round match. Gulko will now face fifth seed Elena Dementieva, who won in three sets today.

Second seed Jelena Jankovic won her second round match against Carla Suarez Navarro. Jankovic won in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). Jankovic will now face 31-seed Caroline Wozniacki in the third round.

Seventh seed Venus Williams defeated Anne Keothavong in straight sets, to advance to the third round. The defending champion won the first set, 7-5 and the second set 6-2. Williams' next opponent is Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.

That's all I have. Feel free to check out the rest of the draws at this link.

I'll have a US Open recap later tonight.


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Wimbledon Update: Former champions do well

Another day has come and gone at the famed Wimbledon. Today saw three former champions win their first match.

Defending Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won her first round match today. She defeated Naomi Cavaday in straight sets 7-6 (7-5) and 6-1. After struggling in the first set, Williams made quick work of Cavaday. She'll face Anne Keothavong in the second round.

The 2004 champion, Maria Sharapova defeated Stephanie Foretz in straight sets (6-1, 6-4). Sharapova will now face Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round.

The 1999 champion, Lindsay Davenport, survived a second set loss, to win her first round match against Renata Voracova. Davenport won the first set 6-3, but lost the second set 7-5. Davenport held on to the third set to win 6-3. Davenport will now face Gisela Dulko in round two.

Finally, second seed Jelena Jankovic won her first round match in straight sets over Olga Savchuck (6-3 and 6-2). Jankovic now faces Carla Suarez Navarro from Spain in round two.

For more scores, go to Wimbledon.org

Ladies Wimbledon Preview

Greetings, welcome to the first edition of the Women's Sports Report. This site is devoted to women's sports. I am your editor/senior writer/webmaster/etc., otherwise known as Nos. You might remember me from such sites as Oh No Romo. Today, we will preview The Championships at Wimbledon. Here are some notable seeds for the tournament. Please note, the number represents the seeds.

1. Ana Ivanovic- Things are going well for this young Serb. Ivanovic is coming off her first career grand slam title at the French Open. Now, she has a chance to win her second straight grand slam title.

3. Maria Sharapova- Sharapova's won one Wimbledon title, now she has an opportunity to win a second one. Can she do it, or will there be other stiff competition that keeps Sharapova from winning on the grass courts.

4. Svetlana Kuznetsova- The former U.S. Open champion looks to make her way back into grand slam galore. Her two previous grand slam tournaments this year, she came up short. Kuznetsova suffered a third round loss at the Australian Open and a semi final loss at the French Open. Nothing is sweeter than winning at Wimbledon after all!

6 and 7. Serena and Venus Williams- In the last decade, it seems that the Williams sisters have always brought their A-game to Wimbledon. The two have won six of the last eight Wimbledon titles with Venus being the defending champion. The only time neither Williams sister was in the final was in 2006. Expect the Williams sisters to bring it!

25. Lindsay Davenport- The 32-year-old has been around for a long time. She's the last American, not a Williams sister, to win a Wimbledon title. Davenport was a runner-up in 2005. Could Davenport be in the twilight of her career.

That's all I have for now. I'll keep the updates going for Wimbledon. So rock on!

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