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Sharapova falls in second round

ESPN.com news services

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

WIMBLEDON, England -- Growing desperate in the final game, Maria Sharapova scrambled to hit one shot left-handed. Twice she challenged calls but lost. Then she lost the match as well. Sharapova won seven consecutive games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away Wednesday and was beaten by Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon. In a wild, 14-point final game, Sharapova saved four match points. But on the fifth she pushed an easy forehand long, and she was out of t ...

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