Out-of-form Nadal bundled out of Wimbledon

03 July 2015 - 02:18 By AFP, ©The Daily Telegraph

Rafael Nadal became the highest-profile casualty of this year's Wimbledon after slumping to a 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 defeat to dreadlocked German Dustin Brown. Tenth seed Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, lost his only previous encounter with Brownon in Halle last year.The world No 102's unconventional style included shots that will not be found in any tennis coaching manual. But it made for a thrilling spectacle against the out-of-form Spaniard."I've never been on Centre Court before. I thought I'd freak out a bit, but I felt very familiar here," Brown said."Being on grass and having beaten him before made me feel more comfortable. I had nothing to lose, which made it easier for me. My plan was to come here and play good tennis."Former champions Roger Federer and Andy Murray both swept into the third round.Seven-time winner and second seed Federer eased to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Sam Querrey of the US, the world No 36.The Swiss fired 32 winners and hit just nine unforced errors in an 86-minute Centre Court stroll, with Querrey able to carve out just one break point.Third seed Murray, the 2013 champion, was equally dominant, taking just one minute longer than Federer to reach the third round by seeing off Robin Haase, the world No 78 from the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4.On the women's side, defending champion Petra Kvitova reached the third round with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Japan's Kurumi Nara.The Czech fired 10 aces and 23 winners in her 58-minute win over the world No 57.Russian eighth seed Ekaterina Makarova went down 6-2, 7-5 to unseeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia. Makarova joined third seed Simona Halep, seventh seed Ana Ivanovic and Carla Suarez Navarro in failing to get beyond the second round.Former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki made it through to the third round with a 6-1, 7-6 (8) win over Denisa Allertova. ..

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