London: The player who stunned Roger Federer in one of Wimbledon's greatest upsets didn't stick around much longer.
Two days after eliminating the seven-time champion on Centre Court, Sergiy Stakhovsky fell to Jurgen Melzer in four sets Friday in the third round at the All England Club.
The 116th-ranked Ukrainian couldn't reproduce the serve-and-volley magic that stifled Federer, losing 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 to the left-handed Austrian.
Advancing to the third round were fourth-seeded David Ferrer and No. 13 Tommy Haas. No. 15 Nicolas Almagro was knocked out by Poland's Jerzy Janowicz.
Among the women, No. 7 Angelique Kerber became the sixth player among the top-10 seeds to go out.
Wild-card entry Alison Riske of the US reached the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, beating 44th-ranked Urszula Radwanska of Poland 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The match was postponed Thursday by rain. The 126th-ranked Riske, who turns 23 Wednesday, was 0-5 at major tournaments until advancing at the All England Club when her first-round opponent retired in the third set.
On Friday, Riske broke in the final game, converting her third match point when Radwanska put a backhand into the net.
Riske won the point on 33 of 48 trips to the net, accumulating a 43-16 edge in winners.
Riske will play Saturday against four-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi, who eliminated No. 7 Angelique Kerber 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
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