Two-time champion Rafael Nadal is out of Wimbledon 2017.
The Spaniard fought back from two sets down against Luxembourg’s Gilles Müller and would have been fancied by many to see off his opponent in the final set.
That, however, wasn’t to be.
An epic fifth set was eventually won 15-13 by Müller, the sixteenth seed progressing to the quarter finals after nearly five hours of tennis.
As you can probably imagine, the duration of the final set drew plenty of attention and attracted lots of tweets from those on social media.
I'm going to miss my daughter's wedding at this rate. She hasn't even been born yet #Muller #Nadal #Wimbledon
— Jack P (@JPoynter91) July 10, 2017
Me watching the final set in the #Nadal v #Muller match at #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/xz9PlpmKr5
— thewisdomtooth (@thewisdomtooth) July 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Larkinsomnia/status/884492004310351872
https://twitter.com/hortonwang/status/884489416646901761
When this match started, Nadal and Muller were young men. This is how they look now #wimbledon pic.twitter.com/zRrDED0TGu
— Joe Phelan (@acedece) July 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/roseabel/status/884494163332542465
https://twitter.com/MiguelDelaney/status/884492951308705792
When you start later than Nadal, finished quickly in straight sets, put kids to bed and relaxing watching BBC2 tennis #Wimbledon #BBCtennis pic.twitter.com/RgtTNzu7rj
— Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) July 10, 2017
