Male
tennis fans are used to staring at the supremely talented Maria
Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic as they light up our screens when Wimbledon
comes around.
But while the high-profile beauties are out grabbing all the eyeballs, a host of other stunners are also taking to the courts.
We have unearthed some of the lesser-known gems from this year’s tournament so you do not miss out.
Eugenie Bouchard — World Ranking 66
Canada'S 19-year-old talent won the Junior Wimbledon title in 2012
and has stepped up to make her debut in the main draw this year.
She beat Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan to set up a tie with fellow-stunner
Ivanovic and came out on top to make the Third Round.
Michelle Larcher de Brito — World Ranking 131
The Portuguese stunner, 20, won her first-round tie and went on to beat Sharapova, who was struggling after a fall.
Both players are renowned for their loud grunting meaning it may go down as the loudest match in Wimbledon history.
Camila Giorgi — World Ranking 93
Giorgi, 21, beat British No7 Samantha Murray in her first match.
But she faces a much tougher prospect against Romanian 22nd seed Sorana Cirstea next time out.
Mandy Minella — World Ranking 92
Serena Williams made short work of the gorgeous 27-year-old
Luxembourgian yesterday — winning 6-1 6-3 on her way to the next round.
Arantxa Rus — World Ranking 156
Like Minella, 22-year-old Rus fell at the first hurdle in this
year's tournament after going down in straight sets to Olga Puchkova.
Tsvetana Pironkova — World Ranking 72
Pironkova pulled of a surprise demolition of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the
first round.
The 25-year-old Bulgarian beauty made the semi-finals in 2010 and
has a winnable match against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova up next as she
bids to repeat the feat.
Klara Zakopalova — World Ranking 43
Zakopalova managed to enter Wimbledon as the 32nd seed.
The 31-year-old Czech beat Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets to reach the second round.
Elena Vesina — World Ranking 22
The Ukraine-born stunner, 26, was unseeded for the draw despite her high ranking.
She overcame her first-round opponent Andrea Hlavackova and will now face German talent Sabine Lisicki.
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