( CNN ) -- French Open champion Francesca Schiavone crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round after losing in three sets to unseeded Russian Vera Dushevina . Schiavone of Italy , seeded fifth at the All England Club , went down 6-7 7-5 6-1 to a player who has never been beyond the second round at Wimbledon . It was Schiavone 's second straight first round exit since the capture of her first grand slam title at Roland Garros earlier in June . Dushevina , ranked 56 , lost the first set but grew in confidence as the match went on , racing into a 5-0 lead in the decider and clinching the victory in two hours , 54 minutes . `` It was a tough match on a different surface with a different feeling , '' Schiavone told reporters . `` But she played very well and I did n't take my chance in the second set . '' Who can stop Williams sisters ? Elsewhere , Kim Clijsters thrashed unseeded Italian Maria Elena Camerin 6-0 6-3 in her first appearance at Wimbledon since 2006 . Clijsters of Belgium , who came out of retirement in 2009 , wrapped up the first set in just 24 minutes on Court Two . And although the Italian fought hard in the second , the eighth seed did not face a single break point as she won in 65 minutes . Clijsters will next face Croatia 's Karolina Sprem , who beat American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3 6-4 . Meanwhile , five-time champion Venus Williams cruised into the second round with a 6-3 6-2 win over Paraguay 's Rossana De Los Rios . `` It 's good to be back . I love playing on the grass , '' Williams said . `` It was pretty straightforward out there but it 's just the first round and I 'll try to play better with each match . '' In other results , Justine Henin of Belgium beat Latvia 's Anastasija Sevastova 6-4 6-3 , Marion Bartoli of France , the 2007 finalist , beat Julia Goerges 6-4 6-3 and there were wins for Russians Nadia Petrova , Vera Zvonareva and Maria Kirilenko . It was a disappointing day for the home nation with British women Laura Robson , Elena Baltacha and Melanie South all beaten on day one . Robson went down 6-3 7-6 to fourth seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia , Baltacha lost to Croatia 's Petra Martic in three sets 2-6 7-5 6-3 and wildcard South was beaten 6-1 6-2 by Regina Kulikova of Russia .
French Open champion Francesca Schiavone loses to Vera Dushevina . Kim Clijsters only drops three games in her first Wimbledon appearance since 2006 . Five-time champion Venus Williams and Justine Henin reach round two . British women Elena Baltacha , Laura Robson and Melanie South all lose on day one .