Newsday (N.Y.): Rafael Nadal stunned by 100th-ranked Rosol at Wimbledon

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Art Spander in Lukas Rosol, Rafael Nada, Wimbledon, articles, tennis

By Art Spander
Special to Newsday

WIMBLEDON, England -- All Lukas Rosol wanted was to play respectably. "So I don't lose 3-0,'' he said. He played spectacularly. He played Rafael Nadal right out of Wimbledon in an upset of enormous proportions.

Rosol, 26, is ranked 100th in the world. Nadal, 26, an 11-time Grand Slam winner, is No. 2 and was trying for his third Wimbledon title.

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