Brown knocks out Nadal, Federer and Murray progress

Brown knocks out Nadal, Federer and Murray progress

Thursday, July 2, 2015 8:23 pm


Dustin Brown: ousts 10th seed Rafael Nadal

Dustin Brown: ousts 10th seed Rafael Nadal

German tennis player, Dustin Brown handed Rafael Nadal another early exit at the All England Club, knocking out the two-time Wimbledon champion 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in second-round action Thursday.

Nadal reached the final in five straight Wimbledon appearances, winning a pair of titles in 2008 and ’10, but has since failed the reach the quarter-finals, ousted by players ranked between No. 100-150 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He lost in the second round in 2012 (l. to No. 100 Rosol), the first round in 2013 (l. to No. 135 Darcis) and the fourth round last year (l. to No. 144 Kyrgios).

The Spaniard made the stronger start to the match as he broke in the third game, but Brown drew level three games later and sealed the opening set with another break.

The 102nd-ranked Brown, who dismissed Nadal in their previous grass-court meeting last year in Halle, reassumed the lead as he went up a break 3-2 in the third set and broke again to open the fourth set.

Brown will go on to face Serbian Viktor Troicki, the No. 22 seed, who advanced with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Great Britain’s Aljaz Bedene.

Troicki reached the grass-court final earlier this month in Stuttgart, where he finished runner-up to Nadal.

Roger Federer meanwhile continued his quest to become the first man in history to win eight Wimbledon titles with a straight-sets victory over Sam Querrey on Thursday.

The second seed beat the American 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the third round, where he will face Sam Groth.

Andy Murray was also on song when he booked his spot in the third round.

Murray, who picked up the 2013 title (d. Djokovic) and is the third seed this year, swept past Robin Haase 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court.

The Scot lost just nine points in the first set and continued to dominate, with Haase failing to win any of his second service points in the second set. Murray won 15 of his 17 points at the net and hit 25 winners overall.

*From atpworldtour.com


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