Maria Sharapova has been knocked out of Wimbledon after a 4-6 3-6 defeat to German Sabine Lisicki.
Top seed Sharapova, who was seeking successive Grand Slam titles following her win at the French Open last month, bowed out to 15th seed after she aced her third match point on her second serve.
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The Championships - Wimbledon 2012: Day Seven(01 of11)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after her Ladies' singles fourth round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
The Championships - Wimbledon 2012: Day Seven(02 of11)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates match point during her Ladies' singles fourth round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Germany's Sabine Lisicki shakes hands wi(03 of11)
Germany's Sabine Lisicki shakes hands with Russia's Maria Sharapova (R) after her fourth round women's singles victory on day seven of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
The Championships - Wimbledon 2012: Day Seven(04 of11)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Maria Sharapova of Russia shows her dejection during her Ladies' singles fourth round match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a forehan(05 of11)
Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a forehand during her fourth round women's singles match against Germany's Sabine Lisicki on day seven of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts during h(06 of11)
Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts during her fourth round women's singles match against Germany's Sabine Lisicki on day seven of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
Tennis - 2012 Wimbledon Championships - Day Five - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(07 of11)
Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates beating Chinese Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh during day five of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon. (credit:Stephen Pond/PA Wire)
Tennis - 2012 Wimbledon Championships - Day Five - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(08 of11)
Maria Sharapova, Russia (credit:EMPICS Sport/EMPICS Sport)
Tennis - 2012 Wimbledon Championships - Day Five - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(09 of11)
Maria Sharapova, Russia (credit:EMPICS Sport/EMPICS Sport)
Tennis - 2012 Wimbledon Championships - Day Seven - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(10 of11)
Russia's Maria Sharapova in action against Germany's Sabine Lisicki during day seven of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon. (credit:Mike Egerton/PA Wire)
Tennis - 2012 Wimbledon Championships - Day Seven - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(11 of11)
Germany's Sabine Lisicki in action against Russia's Maria Sharapova (credit:EMPICS Sport/EMPICS Sport)