Maria Sharapova of Russia hits a return to Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal during their women's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion and third seed Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the tournament in the second round by Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito on a dramatic Wednesday.
The tall Russian was scheduled on Court Two and never looked happy against a tenacious opponent ranked 131 in the world, losing 6-3 6-4 to leave the women's draw in tatters after the earlier withdrawal of second seed Victoria Azarenka.
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