Sharapova couldn’t make it and lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to 45th-ranked Gisela Dulko of Argentina on Wednesday (June 24).  The Russian ace was left out of the second round of Wimbledon. She said, "Losses are tough — more here than at any other tournament."I would have liked to have a longer season before coming here."  "Of course it's better to play with her now than in the past and perhaps in the future," Dulko said about Sharapova.

Maria Sharapova wins easy on the first round of Wimbledon. The Russian star beat Ukraine's Viktoriya Kutusova 7-5 6-4. Sharapova was happy about competing since recovering from shoulder injury. She tells BBC Sport, "It's so wonderful after not playing tennis for such a long time." "To be on Court One at Wimbledon is unbelievable and I am so glad I pulled it out against a good opponent.”She is a very aggressive player and I was just trying to hold on. The shoulder is really good."

In Wimbledon’s eve, Maria Sharapova was defeated by China’s Li Na a 6-4, 6-4 in the Aegon Classic semifinals on Saturday. The former number one lost against the 20th-ranked, she served erratically to drop to 5-1. Sharapova said, “After such a long layover, every match and every situation is a different test to the body.”