Brown loses first 2 sets vs Troicki at Wimbledon

ATP’s rulebook explicitly lays out the rule in Section VIII (i): “Players shall not receive coaching during a tournament match”. The last time he reached the Wimbledon fourth round, he lost out to Novak Djokovic in 2012.

The 30-year-old German and his distinctive waist-length hair sent tremors through tennis when he roughed up the Spaniard with a serve-volley barrage to reach the third round, but the 22nd-seeded Troicki brought the fairytale to an abrupt end.

But it’s especially well-suited to grass, and expectations ahead of his third-round match are now soaring. “Obviously I am not unbeatable on this surface, but it comes more natural playing on this, especially with my type of game”.

Young wild-card Nick Kyrgios was the next player to surprise Nadal in 2014, beating the second seed in four sets to move into the quarter finals.

The 2012 tournament saw an injury-plagued second seed Nadal lose a thrilling five-setter to world No100 Lukas Rosol in the second round. Steve Darcis had to withdraw injured after stunning Nadal in the first round in 2013.

The qualifier delighted the crowd from the off with his trademark blend of power from the baseline and bravery at the net, including one audacious backhand drop-shot victor off Troicki’s serve in the fifth game, which spun so much it bounced back into Brown’s own half of the court.

On Monday, both Venus Williams and Andrea Petkovic won their matches 6-0, 6-0.

“The schedule is to go to the airport and take the earliest flight, because Sunday morning, I have club matches in Cologne, Germany”, Brown said.

A lot of tennis fans can’t wait to see which Brown shows up against Troicki.

Up next for Troicki is the victor of James Ward of England and Vasek Pospisil of Canada. “”(Murray) deals with it great. That’s just for us alone. “It’s great for British tennis and it’s great for everyone involved that more people are winning matches and doing well”.

Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon are going to a fifth set under the Centre Court roof, making for a late Saturday night at Wimbledon.

After a small hiccup, Roger Federer quickly found his stride again to advance at Wimbledon.

He said: “Obviously having the pleasure and being able to play on Centre Court and to play a match like that against Nadal, it doesn’t make a difference if I lost today or not”. After losing six straight games, he won the last six of the match and closed out the win with an ace. His only Grand Slam loss to an Australian came in his first major — against Pat Rafter at the 1999 French Open.