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Although the 2014 edition of Wimbledonhasseen farless upsets as compared to the previous two editions, it certainly hasnt been completely devoid of surprises. So far, 10top-30 players have been conquered by their unseeded peers in the first two rounds of the mens singles draw. Let us look at the top 5 upsets.
#5 Fernando Verdasco vs Marinko Matosevic
Feeling relaxed and raring to go after exorcising the heavy gorilla of remaining winless in his first 12 Grand Slams by winning his first rounder at the French Open, Matosevic has now won matches in the consecutive Majors. This time, he defeated 18th-seeded Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Verdasco’s best result at Wimbledon was a quarterfinal appearance last year, where he was defeated by eventual champion Andy Murray.
#4 Mikhail Youzhny vs Jimmy Wang
The five feet 10 inches right hander from Taiwan defeated the 17th-seeded Russian No. 1, Mikhail Youzhny in a four-setter in the second round. The score was 7-6, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 in favour of Wang.
#3 Richard Gasquet vs Nick Kyrgios
The youngest player in the men’s draw played like a multiple Grand Slam champion in this second round tie.. Nick Kyrgios, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from Australia, came from two sets down and saved as many as nine match points to beat Richard Gasquet 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5, 10-8.
Hailed as a future No. 1 by defending champion Andy Murray, Kyrgios had also been invited by 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer for joint practice sessions before this year’s French Open.
#2 Ernests Gulbis vs Sergiy Stakhovsky
At No. 2 is the drubbing of this year’s French Open losing semi-finalist Gulbis, in the second round, by the now known face of giant-killer Sergiy Stakhovsky. Last year, Stakhovsky beat THE Roger Federer to advance to the third round, handing the Swiss his earliest defeat at a Major in a decade.
This time, the 28-year-old Ukrainian beat Gulbis in straight sets. The scoreline read 6-4, 6-3, 7-6.
#1 David Ferrer vs Andrey Kuznetsov
At No. 1 is the biggest upset so far of this year’s edition – the second round defeat of 7th-seeded David Ferrer by the 118th ranked Andrey Kuznetsova.
The 23-year-old Russian is a former junior world champion. In defeating Ferrer, 6-7(5), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, he won his first five-setter against a top 10 player. The defeat ended Ferrer’s record of reaching at least the third round in his previous 17 Grand Slam appearences.
