While nine seeded players have been eliminated in women's singles, the results are more surprising to the people who don't know much about the players scoring the upsets.

	GRAND SLAM WITH PAM
	Shriver Throughout Wimbledon, former WTA Tour pro Pam Shriver is providing ESPN.com with in-depth scouting reports and analysis. Shriver, a tennis analyst for ESPN, takes a look at the upsets thus far in the women's singles draw.

Magui Serna, who ousted No. 3 Mary Pierce 7-6, 7-6 on Thursday, is an impressive Spanish player. Serna, 21, has a lot of talent and a good lefty serve with nice touch.

She has managed some big wins in her career, including ones over former Wimbledon champions Steffi Graf and Jana Novotna, but none may be bigger than beating the reigning French Open champion in straight sets on Centre Court.

Pierce has never been that comfortable at Wimbledon. When she plays somebody who feels comfortable on grass, she seems to be at a disadvantage. After the match Pierce was very complimentary about the way Serna played. From everything I saw, she was right.

Pierce's loss guarantees that there will be a non-seeded semifinalist from her portion of the draw. No. 7 Nathalie Tauziat and No. 13 Amelie Mauresmo were beaten in the first round, and Pierce and No. 12 Amanda Coetzer dropped second-round matches. That creates an opportunity for a group of no-name players, including a trio of young Americans -- Kristina Brandi, Bree Rippner and Lilia Osterloh. From an American standpoint, they are the big story so far. And one of them could advance to the semifinals.

	Jelena Dokic is looking to put Australia behind her.

Jelena Dokic, a quarterfinalist last year, becomes the biggest name among the eight players in that section of the draw. But the 17-year-old Australian now has to deal with the distraction of her father, who was detained Thursday after a belligerent display following her match. The way Serna played against Pierce, though, I have a feeling this may be her shot to get to the semifinals. She has knocked on the door in the past, reaching the fourth round in 1998, and may really want it this year.

Considering how well Conchita Martinez has played this year, her second-round loss to Sonya Jeyaseelan of Canada was pretty surprising. Jeyaseelan has been nothing more than a journeywoman player. So far this is the best tournament of her life, the furthest she has ever gone in a Grand Slam. Martinez was having her best year since winning Wimbledon in 1994. But in 1998 she lost to Samantha Smith of England, and her performances at the All England Club have been spotty the last six years. Perhaps Martinez was more vulnerable than people thought.

In the top half of the draw, another American, Lisa Raymond, is playing good tennis, winning her first two matches in straight sets. She could get through to play Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. Think about it: Raymond, Venus, Serena, Davenport, Monica Seles and either Brandi, Rippner or Lilia Osterloh could be in the quarterfinals. That would make Wimbledon look more like the U.S. Open.

Davenport, however, didn't look good in her match Thursday. Along with looking unhappy, she made some atypical, unforced errors on her backhand side early in the match. From two breaks down in the third set, she played a brave match to finish off Elena Likhovtseva. On the big points, she hit some unusual shots -- a top-spin half-volley winner and a drop shot. But once she won her first game to pull within 3-1 in the third, she went on to win five more games to close out the match.

If Davenport advances to the third round, she could play Jennifer Capriati in the fourth round. Although Capriati is in the third round for the first time since '93 and is a dangerous player, she's not in great shape. She has added weight and has an Achilles tendon strain. But she's in England with her boyfriend and mixed doubles partner, Xavier Malisse. She seemed happy during their late match Thursday and still has the weapons to worry opponents.

The Williams sisters and top seed Martina Hingis, all in the top half of the draw, are playing the best tennis I've seen so far. But I still expect Davenport to hit stride and balance out the draw.