Two-times champion Rafa Nadal’s appalling recent run at Wimbledon continued on Thursday as he crashed out in the second round after being out-muscled and out-thought in four sets by an inspired Dustin Brown of Germany. [caption id=“attachment_2324924” align=“alignnone” width=“380”]  Rafael Nadal looks dejected in his Singles Second Round match against Dustin Brown. Getty[/caption] The Spaniard, who has slipped down the sport’s pecking order and was seeded 10 after a year of injury and below-par performances, fell 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 as Brown, ranked 102 in the world, unleashed a barrage of thunderous serves and ground strokes, mixed with clever drop shots to seal a shock victory. As always, social media was abuzz. Here’s how Twitter reacted to Nadal’s shock loss.
This Nadal is playing like he has eaten Maggi and Brown like he has eaten Chywanaprash.
— ADM (@jhunjhunwala) July 2, 2015
Nadal is under as much pressure as if Nitin Gadkari were sitting on him
— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) July 2, 2015
Woods, Bolt, Nadal - the medical profession is failing these athletes and it's sad to sit at the side and observe it happening.
— Mark Reid (@markreidphysio) July 2, 2015
Rafael Nadal's recent #Wimbledon losses:
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 2, 2015
2012 - #100 Lukas Rosol
2013 - #135 Steve Darcis
2014 - #144 Nick Kyrgios
2015 - #102 Dustin Brown
Impact Shorts
More ShortsDustin Brown, who beat Nadal, traveled to tournaments in a camper van, strung rackets for other players to make ends meet (H/T @williamsjon)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 2, 2015
Is it really an "upset" if Nadal hasn't reached Wimbledon quarterfinals since India were #1 in test cricket?
— Gaurav Sabnis (@gauravsabnis) July 2, 2015
This is as sad as I've ever seen Nadal in press, by some distance. #Wimbledon
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 2, 2015
Q: "What went wrong today?”
— Courtney Nguyen (@FortyDeuceTwits) July 2, 2015
Nadal: "A combination of things that made me lose."
Grass is green.
— Roflindian (@Roflindian) July 2, 2015
Winner is a Brown.
Nadal is seeing red.
Out of the blue. #NadalvsBrown
Did anyone ask Nadal if he plans to stay back another week to watch the first test? #Ashes
— cricBC (@cricBC) July 2, 2015
BREAKING : Arnab Goswami asks Rafael Nadal to resign after loss to Dustin Brown.
— ADM (@jhunjhunwala) July 2, 2015
With inputs from Reuters.