Nadal conqueror Brown handed Wimbledon wildcard


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 15 Jun 2016

Dustin Brown of Germany reacts during his match against Viktor Troicki of Serbia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Dreadlocked German Dustin Brown will have the chance to follow up last year's Wimbledon heroics after being handed a wildcard for the championships on Wednesday.

Brown, ranked 87th in the world, provided the shock of the tournament 12 months ago when he came through qualifying before overwhelming twice former champion Rafael Nadal in the second round with a scintillating display of attacking tennis.

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