Five talking points: Rafa-Brown

So who was the favorite ahead of the tie?

Rafa was definitely predicted to win it in straight sets, We have seen Dustin showing aggressive Tennis in Halle but was way too inconsistent. He was at max expected to take a set away, definitely not win it. Though the things spanned out diffently on Centre Court.The Vintage Serve and Volley
Was it Edberg? Or a young Federer? It was an unknown German to many, who had just one gameplan – Serve and Volley.

Probably he knew he didn’t stand a chance against Nadal from the baseline.

Fault, Fault , Ace

A regular scene in the match was Brown hitting double faults and just followed it up with aces. Never has a player been so inconsistent and amazing on his serves at the same time.

The Passing Shots. An old affair?

Rafa was miserable at the passing shots. A shot that Rafa was master at, his bamboozled backhand used to rip the ball past his opponents at the net. It was not meant to be today! He hardly troubled Brown. How badly we missed them today.The Green Lawns
Nadal has never been his self at the hallowed grass of Wimbledon in recent years. And his vulnerable movement and inability to tackle the big servers at this court proved the decisive blow to his Wimbledon dream!