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Blake, Hingis blow leads, other high seeds eliminated at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Martina Hingis wiped away a tear as she walked off Centre Court, a match that seemed within her grasp suddenly gone. James Blake figured it would take until about dinner time to get over his loss to a much lower-ranked opponent. David Nalbandian was ready to watch the World Cup after his earliest exit at Wimbledon.

There were plenty of opportunities to dissect how top players deal with disappointment at the All England Club on Friday. One upset after another shook up the draws, with 1997 Wimbledon champion Hingis, 2002 runner-up Nalbandian and No. 8-seeded Blake joined on the way out by 2004 U.S. Open champ Svetlana Kuznetsova.

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