No. 24 seed Maria Sharapova suffered a shocking upset on Tuesday, losing to Russian Vitalia Diatchenko in three sets, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.
The loss was Sharapova's first in the opening round at Wimbledon in 14 appearances in her career.
Diatchenko is the No. 132 ranked player in the world, beating the 2004 Wimbledon champion in just under three hours.
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