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Sharapova, the third seed, was beaten 6-2 6-4 on Court One by a player ranked 154th in the world and making only her second appearance at the All England Club.

"Everybody goes through it, everybody has these moments, but I'm experienced enough to know that life goes on and that there are a lot worse things in life that can happen than losing a tennis match, even if it's at Wimbledon and even if it means a lot to me," Sharapova said.

"I still have the desire, even 30 minutes after the match, to go back on court and to get better, because that's the only thing that's going to get me to hold that plate again."

Kudryavtseva was as forthright off the court as she had been on it, claiming her dislike of Sharapova's much-publicised outfit - featuring men's shorts - was part of her motivation to win.

"It's very pleasant to beat Maria. Why? I don't like her outfit. Can I put it this way?" said the 20-year-old.

"She experiments, and I give her credit for that. She's brave enough to experiment.

"Sometimes she has good ones, sometimes not. That's my personal opinion, again. Maybe someone will tell me I dress terribly.

"If I'm not afraid to go play her and she's world number three, I'm not afraid she's going to catch me in the dressing room and say, 'You know what, you said you don't like my outfit. You were wrong'. I will say, 'Sorry, that's just my opinion'."