Serena out of French Open

In the second round of the French Open on Wednesday, defending champion and world number one Serena Williams was quickly dispatched by 35th-ranked Garbine Muguruza. The Spanish player beat Williams in less than an hour in straight sets, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Earlier in the day, Williams's sister Venus was also eliminated from the tournament by Slovakian teenager Anna Schmiedlova, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

The upset by Muguruza is the latest in what is shaping up to be a very surprising French Open in Paris. January's Australian Open champ, Li Na, was eliminated in the first round on the women's side. The men's champ from Australia, Stanislas Wawrinka, was also eliminated in the first round in Paris, French Open tennis says goodbye to Haas but sees wins for Kohlschreiber and Struffalong with German hopeful Tommy Haas.

Muguruza and Schmiedlova will face each other in the next round.

mz/msh (Reuters, AFP, dpa)