Floored: Serena Williams has crashed out of Wimbledon in the fourth round''
Five-times champion Serena Williams has crashed out of Wimbledon in the fourth round on Monday when she was beaten by German Sabine Lisicki.The result sent a seismic shockwave through the tournament when Williams was sent packing in a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 fourth-round upset.
Top seed Williams, the overwhelming favourite for the title with her chief rivals already out, appeared to have turned the match around when she led 3-0 in the decider but Lisicki, the 2011 semi-finalist, rallied with a gripping fightback
Devastated: The dismay was evident on the face of world number one Williams after she was beaten in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday''
Fumbles: Williams reaches for a low ball during a tense game but she was not able to beat her German counterpart''
Grimace: Williams, the number-one seed, grimaces after a poor shot at Wimbledon''
Overreached: The defeat ends Williams' 34-game winning streak''
Williams fought hard against her opponent, who is 23rd seed, but at times took hard falls, screwed her face up in frustration and muttered to herself.
Shock win: Lisicki looks overjoyed with her victory as Williams walks away''
Williams to the list of big names eliminated early at this unpredictable Wimbledon.
Defending men's champion Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were knocked out in the first three days - along with Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka on the women's side.
The loss ended Williams' career-best 34-match winning streak and her attempt to capture a sixth title at the All England Club.
The loss came in a Wimbledon that opened with Williams in a public spat with Maria Sharapova and that now includes both making early exits.
Before the tournament started Williams addressed issues stemming from a recent Rolling Stone magazine article, the first in which the author stated that critical remarks Williams made were aimed at Sharapova and another in relation to a 16-year-old rape victim in Steubenville, Ohio – and Sharapova’s reaction to those.
Defeated: Williams appears to be exhausted as she leans on her racket during the match on Monday''
Errors: Serena Williams of the U.S. apologizes for a net chord during her women's singles tennis match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany''
Stretched: Williams reacts after a shot doesn't go her way during the fourth round singles match on July 1
Tough times: Williams looks confused as she faces the unusual situation of a defeat during the match''
Gracious loser: An evidently upset Serena walks into the changing rooms after being defeated ''MAJANGAAAA Uwii Pole sana ,kama mnavyojua Serena na Maria Sharapova Wote ni wacheza tennis na wanaugomvi wakugombania Mwanaume,ambapo kabla hawajaingia mchezoni hum majuzi ndani ya Wimbledon walianza kurushiana maneno 'kwani Exboyfriend wa Serena anatoka na Maria Sharapova now' na hapo hapo Serena anatoka na Mme wa Mtu ambae anawatoto pia soon kupewa talaka na Mkewe huyo. MAJANGAAAAAAAAAA!!
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