Rafael Nadal sensationally knocked out by Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon 2014 fourth round



World No 1 defeated in four sets by 19-year-old Kyrgios

Australian seals 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory on Centre Court

He will play Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals on Wednesday

Nadal hasn't produced best form at Wimbledon this year

The Spaniard is first No 1 to be knocked out in Grand Slam by player outside to top 100 since 1992

Andy Murray logged into Twitter last month and described Nick Kyrgios as the ‘next big Aussie star’. It turns out he might have sold him short.

What happened on Centre Court on Tuesday night — the demolition of Rafael Nadal by a 19-year-old wildcard — was quite remarkable in a global sense.

He started with an ace and closed the show four sets later with another. In between there were a further 35, and 70 winners from the world No 144. It was astonishing.

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Monumental win: Nick Kyrgios celebrates beating Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of Wimbledon

Can't believe it: The Australian said he didn't know what to do after the victory

Respect: The pair shake hands after the match on Centre Court, with the fans going wild

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But every time he bounced back with devastating force, giving every indication that once again he would reach the final, as he has on the five occasions he has survived the third round.

But along came Kyrgios, the tradesman’s son, with his rapid serve and those uninhibited groundstrokes. This was his first time on Centre Court, a man leading a charmed life having already been brought back from the dead by a Hawk-Eye call when facing match point in the second round.

Everything he did was done with joy. When he was broken for the only time, in the second set, he smirked. When he pulled off the shot of the Championships — a winner played from between his legs, or a hotdog, if you prefer — at 3-3 in the second, he grinned for two minutes. He described his celebratory dance at the end as a ‘juicy wiggle’.

His only frown came when he discussed his mother’s lack of faith. ‘I just believed in myself and believed that I could create some opportunities,’ he said.

Kyrgios’s response, quite aside from providing the shock of the tournament, was to text his mother a smiley face.

Glum: Nadal looks down as he reacts to the press after the defeat