Vera Dushevina dealt Wimbledon its first major seed loss after pulling off a huge upset against 5th seed and reigning French Open champ Francesca Schiavone. Dushevina won, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1, in almost three hours.
Schiavone has lost both of the matches she has played on grass since winning the French. She lost in the first round at Eastbourne last week.
While the Italian lost, Venus Williams and Justine Henin both won in straight sets. Williams won, 6-3, 6-2, over Rossana de los Rios, while Henin won, 6-4, 6-3, over Anastasija Sevastova.
Former French Open champ Ana Ivanovic also lost to Shahar Peer, 6-3, 6-4.