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Roger Federer crashed out in the second round at Wimbledon yesterday, his earliest Grand Slam exit in a decade.
116th ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky of the Ukraine sent the third seeded Federer packing in four sets 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5.
It ended Federer's record streak of reaching at least the quarterfinals in 36 consecutive major tournaments.
Second seed Andy Murray emerged unscathed as he eased into the third round with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun.
In another major upset - four-time major champion Maria Sharapova lost to qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal 6 3 6 4 on her 7th match point.
Injuries forced seven players to leave because of withdrawals or mid-match retirements, believed to be the most in a single day at a Grand Slam tournament in the 45-year Open era.
In that group: second-seeded Victoria Azarenka; sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; and Steve Darcis, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round.
