It was the most enticing match-up of the day on paper for several reasons: Dustin Brown has an exciting game style. Refreshingly mixing up his shots and attacking the net. In contrast, Nadal is one of the best defenders of all time. Nadal did lose their previous meeting, in Halle last year. In my mind, it was close to 50-50 match. Nadal lacks the confidence he thrived upon years ago and he has lost against opposition ranked lower than #100 in Wimbledon for three straight years. 2015 became the fourth straight year as Dustin Brown imposed his all-attacking game on Nadal. Blasting groundstrokes, …
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