Wozniacki, Stosur head out in the gloom

World number one Caroline Wozniacki suffered a humiliating loss in the French Open third round and Samantha Stosur joined her at the exit door on a gloomy Friday.

Roger Federer and David Ferrer remained on course for a quarter-final clash in the men's singles but women's top seed Wozniacki was thrashed 6-1 6-3 by Slovakian 28th seed Daniela Hantuchova and is still seeking her maiden grand slam title.

Wozniacki followed world number two Kim Clijsters out of claycourt grand slam as the top two seeds failed to advance past the third round at Roland Garros for the first time since 1971.

Image: Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to France's Maxime Teixeira during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

Text: Reuters
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