• Three falls then she crashed out of the competition • Record seven players leave tournament through injury Maria Sharapova, the women's number three seed, slipped three times on the same spot near the Court Two baseline before losing to Michelle Larcher de Brito. Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar Maria Sharapova has led criticism of the condition of the Wimbledon courts, after she slipped three times and then fell out of the tournament altogether on a day when a record seven players were forced to pull out through injury. The Russian, who lost in straight sets to the Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito, was one of several stricken players who cast...
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