She's as famed for her outrageous outfits as she is for her powerful volleys but today tennis star Venus Williams was lacking in both departments while Maria Sharapova stole centre court in a rather revealing outfit.
In vast contrast to Sharapova, many were left surprised by the outfit chosen by Venus - because it was so conservative.
Five-time champion Venus lost in the opening round at Wimbledon for the first time since she made her debut at the tournament.
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While the American's game was not up to her previous standards, her on court outfit of a simple white vest top with a split white skirt and shortswas also a disappointment to fashionistas.
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It was left to Maria Sharapova to win the fashion stakes in a white dress with lime green straps and matching lime green briefs as she briskly pulverised Australian Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-3 in her opening singles match.
The top seed, winner at Wimbledon in 2004 and looking to reach her third consecutive grand slam final, was 5-0 up with only three points dropped, before meeting some brief resistance as Rodionova held serve and then broke for 5-2.
Reminder: Athena poster girl (left), Maria Sharapova (right)
Pin-up: Russian Maria Sharapova leaves little to the imagination with a skimpy pair of shorts under her short skirt
The first two games of the second set went with serve before the powerful Russian romped into a 5-1 lead.
Rodionova delayed the inevitable with a break for 5-2, held serve for 5-3 and then crumbled again as Sharapova served out with an ace after 70 minutes on court.
And despite being in the midst of a tournament, cheeky Sharapova still managed to strike a pose similar to the 1978 Athena poster girl.
Her winning performance was also a prime chance for Sharapova to showcase the Nike range that she has designed herself that will also be worn by six other players in the grand slam.
Winning game, winning outfit: Russia's Maria Sharapova in action against Australia's Anastasia Rodionova
In the past, Venus has stretched the rules on what can be worn to play tennis at Wimbledon with her revealing and eye-catching ensembles.
The 32-year-old American was bundled out in straight sets by Russian Elena Vesnina, who claimed a fine 6-1 6-3 success on Court Two.
Williams' only previous experience of a first-round singles loss at Wimbledon came as a 17-year-old in 1997 when she was defeated by Polish player Magdalena Grzybowska.
This afternoon afternoon Vesnina could hardly believe her achievement, with the 25-year-old dancing a jig of joy and all smiles after securing a second-round clash with number three seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
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