If there was ever a moment for Dustin Brown of Germany to pull off the biggest win of his career, this was clearly it. Not only was he heading into this match in great form, He was up against a superstar going through arguably the worst spell of his career and on his least favorite surface. On top of that, Brown had already beaten Nadal on grass just one year earlier in Halle. He did that pretty easily too.

Brown, son to a Jamaican native father and German mother, pulled off a famous victory against the 10th seed Rafael Nadal in four sets; 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours and 23 minutes.

Right from the start, Nadal never looked like his old self. In fact, Nadal hasn’t looked like his old self in a while. Perhaps the run of injuries has taken its toll on the former world number one. Nevertheless, the first set was fairly competitive and hinted at signs of an instant classic brewing on Centre Court. The set featured a total of three breaks of serve, with Brown getting two of those. The world number 102 hit 20 winners on his way to winning the set 7-5.

The second set featured a significant drop off in quality by the big-serving German, while Nadal remained steady. The former two-time Wimbledon champion wasn’t playing particularly well, but he was limiting his own mistakes and allowing Brown to take the initiative with his all-out aggressive style. This time around, Brown made a markedly smaller number of winners (nine) and a larger number of unforced errors (eight). Nadal committed just two unforced errors on his way to leveling the match at one set apiece.

The German, however, was back to his best in the third set; serving particularly well and not conceding any break point chances to the Spaniard. Aiding him was Nadal's worst set of the match so far; committing three double faults and winning just 36 percent of points on his second serve. Brown continued to charge the net at every possible opportunity, putting an increasing amount of pressure on Nadal and his dwindling confidence. He won the set with one break of serve by a score of 6-4.

Brown continued his red-hot form into the fourth set with Nadal failing to come up with answers for Brown’s big serve and aggressive approach. For the second consecutive set, the German didn’t give away any break point opportunities and put the former Wimbledon finalist under immense pressure with his aggressive returns. It finished with the exact same scoreline as the previous set for Brown, sealing this remarkable victory in style.

Brown, 30, has finally put himself on the map with this impressive performance. Some of the shot making by the unorthodox German was ridiculously good, especially at the net. His unusual style is certainly a breath of fresh air and will be appreciated by tennis fans across the world.

The 6 foot, 5 inch tall German will now face another big man in Serbian 22 seed, Viktor Troicki, in the third round. In his second round match, Troicki defeated British hopeful Aljaz Bedene in four sets.