Upset City: Ivanovic on Chopping Block

What the heck is going on across the Big Pond? I called my tennis buddy during work to get a much-needed update and when he told me Ana Ivanovic lost to a 133rd-ranked player, I nearly fell off the sidewalk.

Ivanovic? The number one player in the world? Well – very likely to be the ex-number one player in the world in the space of a few days. What the crap, man!

And not only did Ivanovic lose in the third round of Wimbledon mere weeks after rocking the French Open and shooting up to the top slot, she was rolled. Jie Zheng of China dominated the first set 6-1 and went up a break to win the second at 6-4.

Jie who? Yeup. And that’s why, every once in awhile, those wild card entries are the most entertaining of all.

Other semi-big names chalking up early-round losses: Amelie Mauresmo at the hands of Serena Williams and last year’s finalist Marion Bartoli couldn’t cut the mustard.

At this rate, the outlook for Serena or Venus to win Wimbledon again is increasing exponentially. Or Jelena Jankovic. I’m not sure how far Jankovic needs to advance in the tourney to take over the top spot in the world but it can’t be too much.

What a jumbled mess…awesome!!!