6 unlikely players who defeated Rafael Nadal at a Grand Slam

5. Steve Darcis

Steve Darcis rejoices after sending Nadal packing in straight sets

Wimbledon 2013 First Round - Steve Darcis def. Rafeal Nadal 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (10-8), 6-4

Nadal looked set to go the distance in the 2013 Wimbledon after winning the French Open, where he beat Djokovic in a five-set thriller in the semifinal.

Steve Darcis is from Belgium and was ranked 135 at that time. Both players played some extraordinary shots in the first set, but there was no break of serve and the set went to a tie-breaker. A wonderful serve and volley won at 6-4 in the tie-breaker gave Darcis the first set.

The same pattern followed in the second set which went to another tie-breaker. This was more pulsating than the first set, with Nadal saving four set points until 9-8. But Darics finally converted his fifth set point after Nadal sent his forehand long.

Calamity struck when Nadal was broken in the opening game of the third set, and he was starting to look a little fatigued. But take nothing away from the sheer grit and valor of Darcis; he had work hard to win each and every point.

The Belgian served for the match at 5-4 and defeated Nadal in straight sets. In the process he became the lowest ranked player ever to beat Nadal at a Grand Slam.