In seven years, Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal crashed down to his most awful Grand Slam defeat. Lukas Rosol, a journey man from Czechoslovakia, pulled off one of his greatest upsets in the history of Wimbledon. Rosol's previous visits to Wimbledon for qualifying only ended up in first round losses. This time, Rosol stunned the 11-time Grand Slam title winner, 2008 and 2010 champion Rafael Nadal, during the second round of the match.

"It's like a miracle for me. So many emotions. He's a superstar, I am sorry for that. I played unbelievable. I guess Nadal is only human,'' Rosol said. He played the match at a breathtaking speed. Rosol is also the tennis player with the lowest rank ever who defeated Nadal at a Grand Slam. A dramatic evening like this with a lot of Centre Court action will definitely go down in tennis history as one the biggest shocks to ever happen in the world of sports.

Lukas Rosol's stunning upset made Nadal slump to his earliest exit ever at a major since the 2005 Wimbledon championship when he lost to Luxembourg's Gilles Muller. This was also eerily similar to what happened with Nadal in the 2009 French Open round when he was beaten by Robin Soderling from Sweden. Soderling unleashed a barrage of destructive free-swinging tennis moves that defeated the Spanish tennis player.

Rafael Nadal had already established his status as one of the greatest tennis players after his fresh triumph from the seventh record-breaking French Open. However, Rosol put on an awesome display of non-stop, big hitting tennis moves that left Nadal surprised and bewildered. After Rosol leveled the tie and taken a 2-1 lead on a break in the third, it was obvious that he was getting under Nadal's skin. When Nadal went long to drop the third set, the historic upset was already on the cards especially with Rosol regularly hitting returns at 85 mph. However, Nadal dominated the fourth set by stretching to a 4-2 lead with a break and securing it 6-2 with a combination of stirring defense and thrilling counterattacks.

Meanwhile, all England Club officials insisted that the match should be finished. The Centre Court roof was closed, which meant a 45-minute delay, before the conditions were right for a fifth set. As the game resumed, Rosol broke in the first game and then afterwards just held his nerve. He sent down his 21st ace to go to match point and then claimed his historic win with a 22nd that landed him a place in the record books. Now, Lukas Rosol will face the German's 27th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber for a place in the last 16.

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