Wimbledon no-go for Golovin

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Golovin, the 17th seeded Frenchwoman who caused a stir this week by wearing red knickers, and 13th seed Safina, both crashed out in the second round.

Golovin, playing only her second match after two months out with an ankle injury, was beaten by 16-year-old Austrian Tamira Paszek, the world number 54, but was still able to look on the bright side.

"Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose," she said. "This was a tournament for me to get back and feel how my ankle was going to hold up and I think I did well. I'm looking forward to Fed Cup. That's why we're lucky with tennis, we're able to play every week."

Paszek, who took world number two Maria Sharapova to three sets in Birmingham recently, enhanced her fast-growing reputation with a 6-2 4-6 6-1 victory that earns her a crack at another seed, Russian Elena Dementieva, in the third round on Saturday.

Safina, the 21-year-old sister of former world number one Marat Safin, lost 6-4 7-5 to world number 71 Akiko Morigami, who hit 29 winners in an impressive display.

Morigami, 27, who has never been beyond the third round in four previous visits to Wimbledon, now takes on three-time former champion Venus Williams, who was in a hurry against Czech rival Hana Sromova.

Williams was given a fright in the first round when on the brink of defeat against unknown Russian Alla Kdryaytseva but she looked much more focused this time and took just 51 minutes to wrap up a 6-2 6-2 win.

Sixth seed Ana Ivanovic moved serenely through to the third round to strengthen her challenge for a first grand slam title. The 19-year-old Serbian was delighted with her form as she breezed past Meilen Tu 6-4 6-3 but, despite not dropping a set in her first two encounters, does not list herself as among the favourites to lift the trophy a week on Saturday.

"There are many players at the moment that can win this tournament," she said. "At this point I think everyone can beat everyone. It's exciting for women's tennis. It's very exciting for us. But I still think players like Justine (Henin) and (Amelie) Mauresmo are the favourites."