TENNIS – Dustin Brown, ranked 102 in the world, upset twice Wimbledon champion Rafa Nadal with 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4. The German-Jamaican player beat Nadal for the second time in his career on grass one year after his shock win in Halle. Diego Sampaolo
Nadal broke serve in the third game but Brown broke back in the sixth game before clinching the first set with another break for 7-5. Nadal drew level winning the second set with 6-3. Brown played his usual aggressive game with serve and volley and broke serve at 3-2 to clinch the third set with 6-4. Brown broke at the start of the fourth set. Nadal fended off two match points in his last service game. Brown hit an ace to clinch the fourth set with 6-4 after two hours and 33 minutes. Nadal is now 5-4 at Wimbledon since his 2011 final appearance.
“All the kids that play tennis dream about being able to play on that Centre Court. Playing against him there is special. Being able to put that performance together, it was difficult and I am very happy that I held it together for the whole match. He is one of the best players of the sport, and for me, being able to play against him twice on my favourite surface is probably my luck”, said Brown.
There was no possibility of an upset in the match between seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Sam Querrey. Federer beat Querrey 6-4 6-2 6-2 setting up a third-round against big server Sam Groth who took out fellow Australian James Duckworth in straight sets.
Federer got the break at 4-4 in the first set. He started the second set with a break and got the double break for 5-2 in the second set. He broke again at the start of the third set to seal a comfortable three-set win. The second set was highlighted by a tweener lob which entertained the crowd.
“The first set was tough. Then the match turned in my favour. Today was definitely a good day. I returned well. I think I can serve a little bit better. I didn’t check my match stats but I feel like things are definitely good out there. I didn’t check my match stats, but I feel like things are definitely good out there. I had a good ten minutes at the end of the first set. I think that was the key moment to go from 4-all to 6-4 2-0. That was the moment that I took control of the match,” said Federer.
Andy Murray, Wimbledon champion in 2013, beat Robin Haase 6-1 6-1 6-4 in one-hour and 26 minutes in a one-sided match on Court 1 at the All-England Club to reach the third round at Wimbledon. He is bidding to repeat the Queen’s-Wimbledon double achieved in 2013. Haase held his serve in the first game but Murray got a double break with a winner and a lob within a quarter of an hour. Murray closed out the first set with a forehand into the corner after 20 minutes. Haase went down 0-40 before mishitting a forehand in the second set. Haase earned his first break point in the next game but Murray saved it. Murray got the decisive break at 3-3 when Haase missed his forehand
“I am very happy with the way I played. I felt there were things I could do better in the first round but today I did things much better. I felt like I dictated the baseline rallies. I started the match off very well and Robin was slow at the beginning. He played better tennis in the middle of the second set and in the third it was the match I was expecting with some longer rallies”, said Murray
