World No.1 and two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic reacts
after his shocking defeat against Sam Querrey at 2016 Wimbledon.
American Sam Querry became the
latest Wimbledon giant slayer on Saturday as he beat defending champion
Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) in the third round.
The defeat ended Djokovic's run of winning 30 consecutive grand slam
matches. The world number one had arrived at the All England Club as the
reigning champion at all four grand slam tournaments.
It was also the Serb's first loss before the quarter-finals of a
major since the 2009 French Open -- ending a run of reaching at least
the last eight in 28 successive slams.
Djokovic is in good company because some of Wimbledon's other greats have also suffered ignominious exits.
Here are nine other matches that shook up Wimbledon.
2015 - Brown sends Nadal packing
Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts in his match against Dustin Brown of Germany.
Nadal's recent Wimbledon jinx
continued as he was beaten 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 by Dustin Brown, a
30-year-old German journeyman who once travelled around Europe's
Challenger Circuit in a camper van.
Nadal, who was once a regular feature on the second Sunday of the
tournament having reached five finals between 2006-2011 -- was
jettisoned out of Wimbledon before the quarter-finals for a fourth year
running by a man ranked 100 or lower.
Following on from the bruises left by Lukas Rosol (100), Steve Darcis
(135) and Nick Kyrgios (144), the 102nd-ranked Brown floored Nadal in
the second round with a brand of serve-and-volley tennis that left the
purists purring.
2013 - Nadal falls under the spell of Mr Darcis
Steve Darcis celebrates after knocking out Rafael Nadal in the first round at 2013 Wimbledon
A year after falling in the
Wimbledon second round, Nadal arrived in London riding high on
confidence after winning his eighth French Open title.
However, he lost in the first round of a slam for the first time
after being ambushed 7-6(4) 7-6(8) 6-4 by Belgian world number 135 Steve
Darcis.
2013 - Federer sent spinning out by Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine shakes hands at the net with Roger Federer of Switzerland after their match.
Defending champion Roger
Federer suffered a brutal 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 7-6(5) second-round
battering at the hands of 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky.
The result ended the seven-times Wimbledon champion's remarkable run
of reaching a record 36 consecutive grand slam quarter-finals or better
dating back to 2004. It was also his first defeat by a rival ranked
outside the top 100 for over eight years.
"When you play Roger Federer at Wimbledon, it's like you're playing
two persons. First you play Roger Federer and then you play his ego,"
said Ukrainian journeyman Stakhovsky.
The result meant Federer, the holder of a record 17 grand slam
titles, and Nadal were both out of Wimbledon before the third round in
2013.
2012 - Nadal outfoxed by Rosol
Lukas Rosol celebrates after his massive victory against Rafael Nadal.
Nadal was eliminated by Lukas
Rosol, a Czech ranked 100th in the world, in the second round. Rosol won
6-7(9) 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 in a three-hour battle that ended after dark and
under the Centre Court roof.
2003 - Hewitt takes a giant beating by Karlovic
Lleyton Hewitt of Australia gestures to the crowd after losing his match.
Lleyton Hewitt, the defending
champion, won the first set 6-1 before unheralded Ivo Karlovic, ranked
202, battered the Australian into submission with a devastating display
of serving. Karlovic won 1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4 and for only the second time
in the history of the event, the top seeded male was toppled on the
first day.
2002 - Swiss journeyman Bastl beats Sampras
George Bastl upset Pete Sampras in 2002.
Pete Sampras, with seven
Wimbledon trophies in his possession, endured one of the worst defeats
of his career, losing 6-3 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-4 in the second round to George
Bastl, a player ranked 145th in the world and who was a lucky loser from
qualifying.
American Sampras recovered to win the U.S. Open a few weeks later before retiring.
2002 - Agassi humbled by Paradorn Srichaphan
Andre Agassi humbled by Paradorn Srichaphan in 2002.
A 32-year-old Andre Agassi,
seeded three after a stunning career revival, joined old rival Sampras
on the scrap heap after being dismantled by the talented Thai 6-4 7-6(5)
6-2. The second-round match was all over in one hour 47 minutes.
1987 - Australian Doohan silences "Boom Boom" Becker
Boris Becker after losing at the 1987 Wimbledon.
German top seed and two-times
defending champion Boris Becker seemed invincible on the Wimbledon grass
but ran into 70th-ranked Doohan in the second round.
"Boom Boom", as Becker was nicknamed, was bounced out 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 and Doohan earned the nickname "Becker Wrecker".
1985 - Curren shows McEnroe the exit
Defending champion McEnroe had
compiled an 82-3 record the previous year and was still the "Guvnor" at
Wimbledon, reaching the previous five finals.
However, South African Curran won the last-eight clash 6-2 6-2 6-4.
McEnroe was never quite the same again, failing to win another grand
slam.
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