If the defeat of Maria Sharapova produced surprise, Wimbledon did not want to deprive another incredible result. The serbia Ivanocic Ana, the world number one fell at the hands of china Jie Zheng, 133 in the world ranking.
The china tennis player Zheng Jie gave the big surprise of the day to eliminate the world's number one. Ivanovic, who had risen two points to match in the second round at the French Nathalie Dechy, again displayed far from their level and fell with the number 133 in the world by 6-1 and 6-4.
For its part, the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, fourth-seeded was a perfect birthday present with a comfortable victory over the Czech Barbora Strycova. Kuznetsova served 23 years with a nearly perfect match, which was imposed by a resounding 6-4 and 6-3. "I always want to win, unless your birthday is a bit bad," he said before going to celebrate in a Japanese restaurant in London with his friends.
In another - seeded, won by 7-5. In the second sleeve, Williams won a 5-0 advantage to close the match with a resounding 6-1. This is the first time that Mauresmo does not reach the fourth round of Wimbledon in his last six appearances.
Meanwhile, the Russian Anna Chakvetadze, eighth preclasificada, beat his compatriot by Evgeniya Rodina 6-4 and 6-3, while the Hungarian Agnes Szavay defeated by the Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 (7-5), 2 -- 6 and 6-2. Also moved disputed match on Friday, Serena Williams won the battle of former champions to overcome a 7-6 and 6-1 by Mauresmo and also agreed to the round. The American, champion at Wimbledon in 2002 and 2003, won a first set of high intensity with a game high level before closing the match with solvency in the second.
Mauresmo, champion in 2006, recovered after being 3-0 at a disadvantage at the start of the match and forced a 'tie-break', in which Williams, sixth round of the Polish Agnieszka Radwanska and Czech Nicole Vaidisova.