WIMBLEDON, England – Undone by an opponent who fired canons and off-pace junk balls at will on Centre Court Thursday, Rafael Nadal was shocked in the second round of Wimbledon. He lost to a dreadlocks-wearing, Jamaican-German qualifier ranked No. 102 in the world named Dustin Brown.
Here's what happened:
Scoreline: [Q] Dustin Brown (GER) def. [10] Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Brown becomes the first qualifier in Grand Slam history to beat Nadal in 225 matches played at the majors for the Spaniard. His upset comes on the heels of a disappointing French Open for Nadal, where he relinquished his crown in Paris for the first time since 2009.