kevin qmto
Hall of Fame
Love watching an in-form Dustin Brown beat people, this was probably his greatest victory since beating Cilic in 2017.
Dustin Brown beats Sascha Zverev
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Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
I think a long ago, he best Rafa either in U.S. Open or Wimbledon where Dustin had his breakout moment in the limelight!
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kevin qmto
Hall of Fame
He best rafa twice, at Halle (2014, the match that put Brown in the spotlight) and then Wimbledon 2015.
Brown does best when he's the underdog. When he's actually expected to win he sometimes falters.
Brown does best when he's the underdog. When he's actually expected to win he sometimes falters.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
He has beaten Nadal on 2 occasions both times on grass: 2014 Halle and 2015 Wimbledon.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Really bad luck to get this guy in 1st round 
Then again, Z is having a crappy season anyway.
Then again, Z is having a crappy season anyway.
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FRV
Guest
I once played in a tennis match that I was supposed to win. I ended up losing. This is kind of what happened to Zverev today.
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
Brown will demolish Rafa if he draws him. Let’s hope it happens. That was a beautiful display today of drop volleys and half volleys.
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FRV
Guest
It happened more than once, but I had a particular instance in mind. What happened was I began missing a lot more shots than I was making.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
kevin qmto
Hall of Fame
Apparently this chef's hat is Dustin's new secret weapon that will bring him all the grass court glory.
mightyrick
Legend
The first week of Wimbledon is like this anymore. Very unpredictable. Nobody has any real preparation. Anything can happen. I'm not trying to make excuses for Zverev... I mean... the scoreboard is what it is. But it is completely unfair to expect players to have a predictable chance of doing anything on grass. Quite honestly, they need to either add more grass tourneys to give players a chance... or they need to scrap the surface like they did carpet and wood.
MugOpponent
Hall of Fame
What does Dustin do outside of grass season? I can't remember the last time I saw him play anything else.
Tennis_dude101
Professional
I love the tea cosy that Dustin wears on his noggin, great look!
EloQuent
Legend
He's been playing challengers. He's been ranked 200+. Even here he had to go through qualies.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
Another Dustin fan. Always seems to have something to say on grass - too bad he can't transfer it to at least hard courts. Very entertaining to watch. He's mid 30s now isn't he?
Seemingly a throwback to the days when clay and grass courts presented a whole bulk of tricky "surface specialist" players.
Seemingly a throwback to the days when clay and grass courts presented a whole bulk of tricky "surface specialist" players.
sredna42
Hall of Fame
I love watching dustin when he is awake and has shown up to play, one of my favourite players, but at the same time. MAAAAN is zverev in a slump or what! I hate to say it but he has become even worse since Lendl came onboard, but that's probably not Lendl's fault, just Zverev in such a tailspin that no one can help.
I hope he figures out what's going on in his own head soon, and bounces back reborn hard. If Fed ever retired hopefully he'd coach him.
I hope he figures out what's going on in his own head soon, and bounces back reborn hard. If Fed ever retired hopefully he'd coach him.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
LOL I thought I had a dream that I was watching highlights of the Zverev-Brown match and Brown won in 3 and here we are.
junior74
Talk Tennis Guru
mxmx
Hall of Fame
What will his ranking be now?
Live ranking is 153. A win today might crack top 140.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Especially when the person is Zverev. Always a wonderful thing when Herr Ego bites the dust.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
What's most interesting about the highlights is that Ivan was in attendance (he wasn't at the FO). You can bet he's ditching Zverev's ass if he goes out early at Wimbledon.
ChaelAZ
G.O.A.T.
Almost as bad as Fed’s early round loss to Sergiy Stakhovsky being defending champion. Hell, Nadal is known to struggle on grass, but that is supposed to be Fed’s surface, so that is just down right embarrassing and definitely keeps him from being a GOAT by your standard.
Good call!
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bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
Wish Wimbledon would give him a wild card even though he really doesn't deserve it. Just want him there to see what he does. He'll have to get through qualies.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
I am just 'quoting' Kyrgios who said that Nole can't be the GOAT because Nole can't beat him.
sredna42
Hall of Fame
There's already something going on imo, or it never really was a proper coaching arrangement in the first place, just advisory. Their relationship feels about as strong as wet tissue paper. Total speculation but i have a feeling zverevs family are always going to be in the way.
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