June 28, 2008 - Top seed Ana Ivanovic, clear favorite to win Wimbledon for the first time this year, was upset in the third round on Court No. 1 by wild card entry Zheng Jie of China. Zheng, ranked 133 in the world, secured the astonishing 6-1, 6-4 victory in 72 minutes.
Ivanovic of Serbia, who took over the No. 1 ranking after winning the French Open earlier this month, blamed the pressures of winning her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros this month and becoming world number one for her shock defeat.
“It has been a very emotional past couple of weeks and it took its toll,” Ivanovic claimed.
“It’s a surprise for me,” said the 24-year-old Zheng, who has won 11 tour doubles titles, including the 2006 Wimbledon and Australian Open championships. “Thanks to Wimbledon, (which) gave me a wild card. I just tried my best and had to keep going, going.” Her unexpected win extended a spate of stunning upsets at the All England Club including Maria Sharapova’s round two loss yesterday.
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