LONDON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Third seed Maria Sharapova suffered a shock defeat to Portugal's qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito in the second round of Wimbledon Championships here on Wednesday.

Sharapova, the 2004 winner, saved four match points in a thrilling final game before succumbing 6-3, 6-4 to a 20-year-old De Brito, who is playing her third Wimbledon.

It was Sharapova's third-time second-round exits following 2008 and 2009 in her 11 appearances since 2002.