A female tennis player named Maria winning a first round match in a Grand Slam tournament is hardly newsworthy. The fact that it was Maria Kirilenko, a player that has never made a Grand Slam quarterfinal, is surprising. Her achieving that victory over former number one player in the world and multi-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova is shocking.
Sharapova's stunning loss is the first time she has been defeated in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since the 2003 French Open. It also served as her first loss at the Australian Open since she won the title in 2008.
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