Sport: Rafael Nadal’s Ambition of Winning third Wimbledon title Disappears
Hopes of 15 times major champion, Rafael Nadal of winning his third Wimbledon title are over after an epic five-set defeat by the 16th seed, Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.
Nadal fought back from two sets down before Muller took a fifth match point to win 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 in four hours and 47 minutes.
This defeat ended the Spaniard’s bid to win back to back French open and Wimbledon titles for a joint record third time.
34-year-old Muller will now play Croatia’s seventh seed Marin Cilic in the last eight.
