Nadal Looses Three Straight Matches to Germany's number 85.

 

Spanish world number one Rafael Nadal lost to Germany’s world number 85 Dustin Brown at the Halle grasscourt tournament on Thursday.

It’s no surprise Rafael Nadal lost his opening-round match on the grass-court event in Halle on Thursday, Rafa himself practically predicted it after the French Open.

“​I know probably the result will not be the perfect one there,” he said after winning his ninth French Open.

 Just four days after beating Novak Djokovic, and only three days after making the requisite victory tour of Paris, Nadal was in Germany, facing world No. 85 Dustin Brown in a Wimbledon tune-up. The result was perfect, but only for Brown. The dreadlocked showman knocked off the No. 1-ranked Nadal, 6-4, 6-1. Nadal had to win a game at 0-5 in the second to avoid a bagel.