Why are the Mighty fallen: Wipeout at Wimbledon as Top seeds fall. Sharapova and Tsonga OUT CRASHING.

Former Wimbledon champion and third seed Maria Sharapova slid to a shock second-round exit today after suffering a number of falls on the court which she described as 'dangerous'. 

The Russian, who won the grasscourt grand slam in 2004 as a 17-year-old, slipped over a number of times during the match and received lengthy treatment after a nasty fall in the seventh game of the second set.

She was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito.

Even before the tumble, which was very similar to the one that forced second seed Victoria Azarenka to withdraw with a knee injury, Sharapova was outplayed by the world number 131 who sealed victory on her fifth match point when her opponent netted a forehand.

Sharapova's exit came hours after the withdrawal of second seed Azarenka, who called for Wimbledon officials to investigate why the courts were so slippery after several players suffered falls.

See pics of other tennis players falling on court.

 

 

 

 

 

'There's lot of grass that's been cut and not been swept up so there's a lot of dead grass so it's not been easy,' she told the BBC. 'It's a tough court to play on.'

I strongly agree with Sharapova.