French Open finalist Stosur loses at Wimbledon
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur has been upset in the first round at Wimbledon.
The sixth-seeded Stosur lost to 80th-ranked qualifier Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday, the Australian's fourth first-round exit in eight appearances at the All England Club.
Stosur entered Wimbledon with a tour-leading 35 match wins in 2010 and with her career-best ranking. She reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open this month, beating current No. 1 Serena Williams and former No. 1s Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic along the way.
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The woman Stosur lost to in the final at Roland Garros, Francesca Schiavone, lost her opening match at Wimbledon on Monday.
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