Wimbledon has claimed its first major victim.

 

　　French Open Champion Rafael Nadal has been bounced from Championships, going down to 135th-ranked Belgian Steve Darcis in straight sets.

 

　　CRI's London correspondent Tu Yun has more.

 

　　Two weeks ago, Nadal set a record in becoming the first man to win eight titles at the same grand slam tournament at the French Open in Paris.

 

　　Two weeks later, the Spaniard set another personal record - but one he'll probably want to forget.

 

　　For the first time in his career, Nadal has failed to survive the first round of a grand slam.

 

　　Though there has been a lot talk about his lingering knee injury, the 5th seed is refusing to make it an excuse.

 

　　"The only thing that I can say today is congratulate Steve Darcis. He played a fantastic match. Everything that I will say today about my knee is an excuse, and I don't like to put any excuse when I'm losing a match like I lost today. He deserves not one excuse."

 

　　135th seeded Steve Darcis clinched the upset with a straight-set 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory.

 

　　"I think today I serve very good. I could use a lot of slice. And I think he didn't like it so much. Of course, he didn't play his best tennis. But I knew it is the first match on grass for him. Me, I played already four. So I think it helped me today."

 

　　Meanwhile, other major seeds including defending champion Roger Federer and British favorite Andy Murray have advanced without any trouble.

 

　　On the women's side, all the top seeds in Monday's action, including Russia's Maria Sharapova and Belarus's Victoria Azarenka, have also reached the second round.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Tu Yun at Wimbledon.