Amelie Mauresmo Pictures

Amelie Mauresmo, who was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and who is a former world number one, has won two Grand Slam singles titles in the past but she was beaten 6-1 7-6 (7-4) by her Russian opponent.
Amelie MauresmoSvetlana Kuznetsova will now play against fourth seed Jelena Jankovic next.
Amelie Mauresmo has not managed to get past the quarter-finals of any tennis contest since she played at Eastbourne last June and she has even considered retiring from the sport despite her excellent past record.
Amelie Mauresmo is reported to have said: "I started to play better in the second set and there were times when I played some good tennis. There were still probably a few things here and there which cost me that second set, and I didn't play the tie-break as I expected, but she came up with some good shots when she needed them."

Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo