Darcis enjoys time in spotlight

LONDON – Steve Darcis probably thought he would be taking a flight back to Belgium on Tuesday morning but instead the world No 135 was basking in the Wimbledon spotlight after his stunning defeat of Rafa Nadal. Precious little was known about the 29-year-old from Liege until he turned tennis logic on its head by defeating the twice former champion in the first round in straight sets. Despite a win over Czech Tomas Berdych at last year's Olympics it is safe to say he could have walked through the grounds unnoticed 24 hours earlier. Life has taken an unexpected turn for the recent father though after his 7-6(4) 7-6(8) 6-4 defeat of Nadal. "It's amazing and I'm now starting to realise how big a win it was," Darcis said. "I had many texts and messages after the win, which was really nice. –Reuters

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