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Yes, it is real! One of the most bizarre events took place at Wimbledon, where Maria Sharapova got kicked out of the Grand Slam tournament during the second round. What happened to the determination of repeating the glory of 2004?
The weirdest thing was the opponent that beat Sharapova: Alla Kudryavtseva, a fellow Russian tennis player, barely known and seeded 151st. What happened? How did someone that had so much expectations upon her could just get kicked out a Grand Slam event? That will definitely change the things we thought were obvious when looking at the Wimbledon odds.
But what actually made me upset was Sharapova’s reaction about all this: “it wasn’t my day”. That’s what she said. What do you mean you think it wasn’t your day? It’s Wimbledon, for crying out loud! Great tennis players don’t screw up because they just have “bad days” at Grand Slam tournaments. I’m sure Andy Roddick used that excuse too. Anybody that claims having a bad, unlucky day will expect less people judging their performance and skills.
Kudryavtseva is now getting the world’s attention for being the tennis player that crushed Maria Sharapova in straight sets (2-6, 4-6) and she will be followed by everyone during every one of the Wimbledon games she has left. Will she be good enough to win the third round too? We’ll see… her opponents will only get tougher, and more experienced for sure.
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