Wimbledon Day Three Surprises

Marat Safin defeated 3th seed Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(3) 6-2

"Until today, Djokovic was considered a serious contender for the title, but he could have been forgiven for dreading his match against the most dangerous floater in the draw. Aside from being one of the most wildly talented players of recent years, Safin is, after all, a former world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner."

Simone Bolelli defeated 15th seed Fernando Gonzalez 7-6(8) 7-6(7) 3-6 7-6(4)

Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated 20th seed Francesca Schiavone 3-6 7-5 9-7

Mischa Zverev defeated 21th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-4 6-4 2-1 Ret.

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova defeated 28th seed Alona Bondarenko 6-3 3-0 Ret.

Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)/Darya Kustova (BLR)defeated 4th seeds Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)/Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Kevin Anderson (RSA)/Robert Lindstedt (SWE)defeated 5th seeds Simon Aspelin (SWE)/Julian Knowle (AUT) 6-4 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

Catalina Castano (COL)/Kaia Kanepi (EST) defeated 8th seeds Shuai Peng (CHN)/Tiantian Sun (CHN) 2-6 6-4 9-7

Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR)/Alicja Rosolska (POL)defeated 14th seeds Alicia Molik (AUS)/Mara Santangelo (ITA) 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4


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