Serena Williams has ensured Roland Garros is without its top two seeds in only the second round with the defending champion crashing out in a straight-sets boilover to Spaniard Garbine Muguruza under heavy clouds on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
The world No.1 could not find rhythm on her usually dominant serve, winning just 55 per cent of first serve points and a mere 27 per cent on the second delivery in the 6-2, 6-2 defeat, throwing the top quarter of the women’s draw wide open..
It marked the first time Williams had bombed out in the second round of a Grand Slam since losing to sister Venus at the Australian Open 16 years ago.
Murguruza, who first turned heads back in January where she reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, cracked an impressive 60 winners to 40 off the racket of Williams and committed just 18 unforced errors to her opponent’s 29.
In what was tipped to be an all-Williams third-round affair, Muguruza will now face Slovak Anna Schmiedlova after the world No.56 earlier upset big sister Venus on Court Philippe Chatrier.
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