retired a set down at 1–3 due to a back injury. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Darcis beat Tomáš Berdych in the first round. In the first round at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships on 24 June, Darcis defeated fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal in straight sets. This made him the first player ever to defeat Nadal in the first round of any major tournament. Darcis was ranked 130 places lower than Nadal. At the time, he was the lowest-ranked player ever to beat Nadal in a Grand Slam tournament. It was announced prior to his second-round match that he had withdrawn due to a shoulder injury sustained in the Nadal match. In the 2017 Australian Open, Darcis defeated Sam Groth and Diego Schwartzman both in four sets to reach the third round, tying his best Grand Slam result to date (in singles). He was taken out by Andreas Seppi despite winning the first set of the match. In October 2019, Darcis confirmed he plans to retire after the 2020 Australian Open due to elbow pain since the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. ATP career finals Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 39 (19–20) Doubles: 10 (6–4) Performance timelines Singles Current through the 2019 Swiss Open Gstaad. ''* Darcis withdrew before the second round match at the 2013 Wimbledon. Doubles Wins over top-10 opponents References External links Darcis Recent Match Results Darcis World Ranking History 1984 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Olympic tennis players of Belgium Sportspeople from Liège Walloon sportspeople Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics