28 June,2009 09:30 AM IST | | Agencies
Sabine Lisicki. pic/afp Kuznetsova
Lisicki was winless on the surface till this Wimbledon. On Saturday, she knocked out Kuznetsova
French Open champ Svetlana Kuznetsova endured a miserable 24th birthday as she crashed out of Wimbledon at the hands of German teenager Sabine Lisicki.
Fifth seed Kuznetsova became the highest-profile casualty of the first week of the championships as Lisicki claimed a 6-2 7-5 victory on Court One.
"I'm just so happy," said Lisicki, who needed five match points before sealing the biggest win of her career to date. I just kept fighting.
"It was tough but I'm so happy to have pulled it out. It's a huge win for me because before Wimbledon I had not won a match on grass so I can't believe I'm in the fourth round. My parents and best friend were here so it's the best thing that could have happened."
