LONDON — Dread-locked German Dustin Brown was nowhere to be seen at Wimbledon on Friday, at least into the early afternoon, but his shock upset of Rafa Nadal the night before remained the talk of the tournament.
Brown's Twitter account, @DreddyTennis, was alive with congratulatory messages, some in German, some in English.
"So proud of @dreddytennis #Yaaaaaasssssssss," tweeted a follower using the hashtag @herrealhighness.
Newspapers and broadcasters were falling over one another to report the unorthodox career of the 6-foot-5, 30-year-old half-Jamaican, half-German player who spent several years living out of a camper van to save money while he played tennis.