Serena and Venus Williams Both Out at French Open
PARIS - So much for that Williams-sisters matchup in the third round at the French Open.
For all the talk of a possible meeting between Serena and Venus Williams, which would be their first at a Grand Slam since Wimbledon in 2009, they would have had to make it that far.
Neither of them did.
In a stunning upset, top-seeded Serena Williams lost to Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round Wednesday.
It was another poor showing at a Grand Slam event this year for Williams, who lost to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round at the Australian Open. It was her worst loss at a Grand Slam tournament, winning only four games.
The women's single draw is now without its top two seeds, after Li Na lost in the first round on Tuesday.
Muguruza, a 20-year-old who is ranked No. 35, listed Williams as her favorite player going up in the WTA media guide. After winning her first title in January and reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, Muguruza continued her breakthrough season with her first victory over a top-5 player.
About an hour earlier, Venus Williams, the No. 29 seed, could not fight off a youthful opponent of her own.
After beating 17-year-old Belinda Bencic in the first round, Williams lost to 19-year-old Anna Schmiedlova, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Schmiedlova, a Slovak ranked 56th, called it the 'biggest win of my life.' She had not won a set against a top-30 player, let alone a match.
Williams, who turns 34 next month, has advanced past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament only once since Wimbledon in 2011.
More seeds fell at Roland Garros. No. 12 Flavia Pennetta lost to Johanna Larsson, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Radek Stepanek ousted No. 15 Mikhail Youzhny, 6-0, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, in a match between players who had five-set wins in the first round. Four of the top 15 men have been eliminated, including No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, the reigning Australian Open champion.
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