Defending champion Serena Williams followed
sister Venus out of the French Open on a dramatic fourth day.
Serena lost 6-2 6-2
to Spain's Garbine Muguruza after Venus had been beaten 2-6 6-3 6-4 by
Slovakian Anna Schmiedlova at Roland Garros.
It is the first time
in her career that Serena has failed to reach the second week of a Grand Slam
as the top seed.
It means a projected
third-round clash between the Williams sisters will now feature Muguruza and
Schmiedlova.
Muguruza, 20, took full advantage of a very
out-of-sorts Williams on a cool and breezy Court Suzanne Lenglen.
The 32-year-old
American made 29 errors and just eight winners in a 64-minute defeat that means
she will not add to her 17 Grand Slam titles this fortnight.
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