End of an era? Kyrgios stuns Nadal, Murray faces Dimitrov

Challengers to the dominance of the Big Four finally begin to emerge at Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgios
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A new star was born at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios produced a stunning performance to fell Rafael Nadal, the world number one, double Wimbledon champion and the tournament's second seed.

The 19-year-old became the first player from outside the top 100 to beat the world number one at a Grand Slam since 1992, but he is unlikely to repeat the feat: he is now poised to gatecrash the highest echelons of men's tennis, and his victory could be a sign that the era of the Big Four's dominance of men's tennis could be coming to an end.

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