10-07-2017 22:06 via uk.sports.yahoo.com

Nadal beaten by Muller in fourth-round classic

By Martyn HermanLONDON (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal's challenge for a third Wimbledon crown ended in heart-breaking fashion as relentless Luxembourger Gilles Muller won a nerve-jangling fourth-round classic 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13 on Monday.The 31-year-old Nadal fought back from two sets down and saved four match points in a 135-minute minute fifth set in which he successfully served to stay alive nine times.At the 10th time of asking, however, and with thousands of transfixed fans watching the drama
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