[guide.chat] Rafeal madal tonights tennis

From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:18:40 +0100
Rafael Nadal falls to shock Wimbledon defeat by Lukas Rosol. 
Venue: All England Club, London
Date: 25 June - 8 July
Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD Channel, red button, BBC Radio 5 
live, mobiles, tablet and the BBC Sport website
Two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal was handed a shock second-round defeat 
by world number 100 Lukas Rosol in a five-set thriller. 
Nadal could not contain a barrage of relentless, brutal groundstrokes from the 
Czech, 26, on his Wimbledon debut. 
Rosel moved into a two-set lead but Nadal fought back to win the fourth. 
Play was suspended while the roof was closed and it was Rosol who settled first 
to win the final set and the match 6-7 (9-11) 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4. 
"Nadal played a good match but I think I was a little bit better" Lukas Rosol 
The result now opens up the draw for Britain's world number four Andy Murray, 
who was seeded to meet the Spaniard in the semi-final and  
Rosol, who is making his main draw debut at Wimbledon after losing in the first 
round of qualifying in the last five years, will play Philipp Kohlschreiber 
next after the German beat Malek Jaziri of Tunisia. 
It was the first time Nadal had lost before the third round of a Grand Slam 
since he was beaten by Gilles Mueller in the second round at Wimbledon in 2005. 
Wimbledon shocks. 
In 2002, world number 145 George Bastl beat seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete 
Sampras in five sets after receiving a wildcard into the draw. 
In 2003, defending champion Lleyton Hewitt was beaten in the first round by 
world number 203 Ivo Karlovic. Hewitt became the first defending Wimbledon 
champion since tennis turned professional in 1968 to lose in the first round. 
An unseeded 17-year-old Boris Becker became the youngest winner of the men's 
singles at Wimbledon in 1985, and retained his crown 12 months later but 
suffered a shock second-round defeat by Australian teenager Peter Doohan in 
1987. 
Richard Krajicek beat Pete Sampras in the 1996 quarter-final before going on to 
become the first Dutchman to win Wimbledon. That was Sampras's only loss at the 
tournament between 1993 and 2001. 
Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Goran Ivanisevic won the title in 2001 to become 
the lowest-ranked player and only wildcard to win Wimbledon. 
Nadal, who won the Wimbledon title in 2008 and 2010, arrived at the All England 
Club in good form having sealed his seventh French Open title. 
Rosol, meanwhile, has never got past the third round of a Grand Slam and has 
remained a relative unknown since turning pro in 2004. 
"I don't know what to say," Rosol told BBC Sport. "I'm not just surprised but 
it's like a miracle. I never expected something like this. There are so many 
emotions - I don't know what to say. 
"[Nadal] is a superstar and I'm very sorry for him. I played unbelievably 
today. I hope I can play another match like this. 
"I'm very happy for my support. Before the match I was thinking to play three 
good sets so I don't lose 3-0. 
"I know Nadal is only human. Nadal played a good match but I think I was a 
little bit better." 
Image of David Mercer David Mercer BBC Sport 
"These great championships have produced huge, huge upsets, but this is one of 
the greatest in history. How typical of Nadal. At one of his lowest moments, he 
is still signing autographs. It's a mark of the gentleman he is and the 
sportsman he is. But he wasn't good enough on the day. And for Lukas Rosol to 
be ranked 100 in the world is a joke." 
Nadal, who had to overcome a slow start to beat Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil in 
the first round, struggled with his groundstrokes in the first set but managed 
to steal the tie-break 11-9 with a blistering forehand winner. 
Undeterred, Rosol continued to go for his shots, breaking Nadal in the first 
game and holding on to win the set 6-4 with some tremendous hitting. 
The Czech seemed oblivious to the enormity of the situation as he continued his 
ferocious hitting from all over the court to take an early break and then the 
set to lead 2-1. 
However, mistakes began to creep into the 26-year-old Rosol's game and 11-time 
Grand Slam winner Nadal pounced, breaking to twice to force a decider. 
With the light deteriorating, officials decided to halt the match and close the 
roof to allow the match to reach a conclusion. 
The players returned 43 minutes later, with Rosol breaking Nadal immediately 
and then holding on to secure a famous victory on Centre Court just after 22:00 
BST.
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