Federer, Tsonga, Sharapova and Azarenka out of Wimbledon

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Defending champion and third seeded Roger Federer was stunned by world number 116 Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky when he was beaten 7-6 6-7 5-7 7-6.

Stakhovsky who has never reached the third round at the All England Club was unstoppable at the serve with 17 aces and 83 out of 109 points won at 1st serve. The Ukrainian also won an incredible 61 from 96 Net points.

Federer's loss means that the 17-time Grand Slam champion will slip to number five for the first time since 2002 below Ferrer and Nadal and might see himself as 6th seed shall Tomas Berdych reach the final, it also means that his record of 36 consecutive quarterfinals in Grand Slam tournaments had come to an end.

In another upset, former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova took an early exit after losing to qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-3 6-4.

Also on the same day, Victoria Azarenka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marin Cilic, Radek Stepanek, Steve Darcis, and John Isner were all forced to retire due to injuries.

Nadal sent packing in Wimbledon opener

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Fifth seeded and two times Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal was stunned by world number 135 Steve Darcis as he went down 7-6(4) 7-6(8) 6-3 in the first round.

This is the first time ever the Spaniard has exited a Grand Slam event in the first round, the loss also means that we will not have a mouth watering quarter final at Wimbledon between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Earlier in the day Roger Federer advanced to Wimbledon's 2nd round as he dismantled Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 in a match lasting only 68 minutes.

Andy Murray advanced to round two at Wimbledon after a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win against German Benjamin Becker.

Wimbledon - Federer and Nadal could meet in Wimbledon quarters

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Wimbledon draws were revealed today as the grass-court Grand Slam will kick off on June 24, Seven-time champion Roger Federer could face Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals which will be their earliest meeting in any Grand Slam.

Second seed Andy Murray will be also a potential semi-final opponent for either the Swiss Maestro or the Spainsh star.

Draws:

• Gentlemen's Singles
• Ladies' Singles

Tsonga sends Federer packing at Roland Garros

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga produced an incredible performance to beat 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in straight sets on Tuesday to keep hopes of a home winner at the French Open for the first time in 30 years when Yannick Noah defeated Mats Wilander 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3).

Sixth-seed Tsonga thrashed Federer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 to reach his first semifinal in Paris and home nation’s first semi-finalist since Gael Monfils in 2008. The 28-year-old will clash with fourth seed David Ferrer the only other man in the tournament who has not dropped a set yet, for a place in Sunday’s final.

Ferrer who hammered come-back king Tommy Robredo 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in just one hour and 35 minutes has a 2-1 lead over Tsonga, having won their only meeting on clay in Rome 2010.

Wednesday June 5 Schedule:

Court Philippe Chatrier 14:00 (Paris Time)

• Women's Singles - Quarterfinals: Jankovic (SRB) [18] vs Sharapova (RUS) [2]
•  Men's Singles - Quarterfinals: Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] vs Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [9]

Court Suzanne Lenglen 14:00 (Paris Time)

• Women's Singles - Quarterfinals: Kirilenko (RUS) [12] vs Azarenka (BLR) [3]
• Men's Singles - Quarterfinals: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs Tommy Haas (GER) [12]