Wimbledon 2015: Dustin Brown loses to Viktor Troicki

The German, ranked 102 in the world, lost 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-3 against Serbia’s 22 seed Viktor Troicki, 29.

QUALIFIER Dustin Brown was unable to follow his surprise win against Rafael Nadal as his exciting Wimbledon campaign was ended in four sets.

The German, ranked 102 in the world, lost 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-3 against Serbia’s 22 seed Viktor Troicki, 29.

Spectators and media queued to secure a seat on a busy court three, keen to watch the dreadlocked 30-year-old.

Brown entertained with some unorthodox shots, but could not match the superior quality of the former world number 12.

Jamaican-born Brown has attracted plenty of attention since his victory against two-time Wimbledon champion Nadal on Wednesday.

And his flamboyant appearance, on-court antics and entertaining array of shots have captured the imagination of Wimbledon fans.

As has his back story of being a journeyman tennis player, who travelled around Europe in a camper van during the early stages of his career, before making international headlines this week.

However, the floaty drop volleys and clinical baseline winners were not executed with enough regularity to seriously threaten Troicki.

Both men struggled to convert break points in the opening set, Troicki eventually making one count in the final game of the opener.

Each improved their service games in the next, leading to a tie-break which the Serb won.

Brown got a set back, giving hope to his vast vocal support, only to see Troicki’s greater experience tell in the fourth.

The Serb, who beat Britain’s Aljaz Bedene in the last round, is working his way back up the world rankings.

Now he waits to find out if Britain’s James Ward or Vasek Pospisil of Canada will be his opponent in the quarter-finals. –BBCSport