All you wanted to know about the world No. 100 who knocked Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon in the second round. Read on… - Born in the Czech city of Brno in 1985, Rosol started playing tennis at the age of six. - Twenty years later, he is ranked at exactly 100 in the ATP world rankings with a career high of 65 achieved in August last year. - He had just 18 wins on the ATP tour before he beat Rafael Nadal last night. [caption id=“attachment_362295” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic celebrates after defeating Rafael Nadal. Reuters”]  [/caption] - Rosol turned professional in 2004 and is coached by 1999 US Open quarter-finalist Slava Dosedel. - The Czech favours clay-court competitions, having won four of his five Challenger titles on the red surface. - Rosol’s first-round win over Ivan Dodig was his first victory at Wimbledon. - It was the first time the Czech has played in the main draw after losing in the first round of qualifying in each of the last five years. - Rosol had never played a professional match on grass before the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club earlier this month, where he beat Victor Hanescu and Marcos Baghdatis. - This is just his sixth appearance in a Grand Slam. - His best showing in a Slam came in last year’s French Open, when he reached the third round and lost to Juan Ignacio Chela.
All you wanted to know about the world No. 100 who knocked Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon in the second round.
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