The ouster of record seven times Ronald Garros title winner and world no.2 Spaniard Rafael Nadal by a 100th rank Lukas Rosol is nothing but shocking. While the fans were waiting for Rafa to move to the final and avenge his last year's defeat in the finals at the hands of Djokovic, the awe stricken news must have befallen on them like a thunder bolt - and also on Rafa himself.
After recovering from his injury earlier this year, Nadal has been sailing comfortably without any mishap except at Halle when he was beaten by P. Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4.
But an ouster right in the very ewarly stage of a Grand Slam is something that was nothing but shocking and dismaying. It really hurt Rafa's fans all over the world for bowing out of the second round of the prestigeous Wimbledon.
Those who could not see the match live, herein under is a 10.10 minutes video, shared from YouTube, to watch Rosol taking aheavy toll of the Spaniard with his forceful strokes, agility and speed:
It would take time for both Rafa and his fan to overcome the shock they sustained Thursday night seeing a king falling on green grass of London.
While writing my earlier post on Nadal's ouster, I shared a meaningful quote from Boris Becker and I would like to quote here too so that both Rafa and his fans take a solace from it:
Boris Becker once said when losing:
“I didn’t start a war. Nobody died. I only lost a tennis match, nothing more."
Video uploaded by bojansvitac
