Grumpy Jankovic joins Wimbledon exodus

MARTYN HERMAN | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Jul 01 2008 08:15 Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova joined the Wimbledon scrapheap on Monday when the second week began with more shocks and the Williams sisters steaming headlong towards a third family final. Serbia's Jankovic, the second seed, huffed and puffed against Thai surprise Tamarine Tanasugarn, losing 6-3 6-2 before launching a verbal volley at the All England Club schedulers who sent her to Court 18 at high noon. Kuznetsova, the fourth seed and one of six Russians to reach the last 16, was bundled out by Poland's former Wimbledon junior champion, Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4 1-6 7-5. For the first time since seedings began at Wimbledon in 1927 not one of the top four women have reached the last eight after top seed Ana Ivanovic and third seed Maria Sharapova had their... [read full story]