Maria Sharapova today branded the Wimbledon court ‘dangerous’ as she crashed out of the tournament on another day of shocks. The Russian third seed lost 6-3 6-4 to Portugal's Michelle Larcher de Brito in the second round at Wimbledon. World number 131 Michelle Larcher de Brito caused a shock in one of the noisiest matches to have been played at the All England Club. The former champion continually struggled to keep her footing and complained to an umpire that the court was ‘dangerous’ as she exited the tournament on a day of drama which will go down in the record books for the most retirements/walkovers on the same day of a Grand Slam event in the Open. Tournament officials denied that the...
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