Sharapova stunned by powerhouse Lisicki

Women’s singles top seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of Wimbledon yesterday after being stunned by big-hitting German Sabine Lisicki.

Sharapova’s serve was broken three times in a chaotic first set and once early in the second, with 15th seed Lisicki taking the match 6-4 6-3 — the same score by which she lost to Sharapova a year ago to set up a meeting with Angelique Kerber.

Afterwards the Russian lavished praise on her conqueror. “I certainly had chances; I didn’t take them, but I think a lot of the credit goes to my opponent,” Sharapova said.