Jamaican-German Dustin Brown exits Wimbledon
LONDON, United Kingdom — Jamaican-German Dustin Brown, the conqueror of Rafael Nadal, returned to earth with a bump Saturday when he was beaten by Serbian Viktor Troicki.
The dreadlocked German qualifier Brown was unable to follow his triumph over Nadal when he slumped to a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-3 defeat to Serbian 22nd seed Viktor Troicki.
Brown joins Lukas Rosol, Steve Darcis and Nick Kyrgios who all lost their next match at Wimbledon after knocking out Nadal over the last four years.
Troicki goes on to face either British wildcard James Ward or Canada’s Vasek Pospisil for a place in the quarter-finals.
It is the 29-year-old Serb’s first last-16 run at Wimbledon since 2012 and his best performance at a Grand Slam since returning from a 12-month drugs ban in July last year.
Brown came through qualifying at Wimbledon but defeat on Saturday meant a swift return to the daily grind.
“The schedule is to go to the airport and take the earliest flight, because tomorrow morning, I have club matches in Cologne, Germany,” said the 30-year-old.
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