Safe to say, the NBA draft is not the hot topic of conversation in London. No. 3 seed Andy Murray is alive and kicking in the men's draw at Wimbledon in his quest to become the first British men's champion (he's a Scot) since 1936. The same can't be said for Argentine Juan Martin del Potro after the No. 5 seed was eliminated by an unseeded former champion.

Our intrepid team of Matt Wilansky and Greg Garber (and unofficial team member Zack from Harrisonburg, Va.) are chatting every day from the grounds.

Zack (Harrisonburg, VA)

Is Hewitt's upset THAT surprising? I personally don't think a former champion winning is that surprising...I was more surprised by Sharapova being upset.

Greg Garber
Jerry Crasnick

Zack: How could we NOT start off with you? Thanks for joining in. On several levels, it IS surprising. Before the match, my friend Greg Sharko of the ATP World Tour gave me a stat: Hewitt had not beaten a top-10 player in a Grand Slam since .... 2005. That was the semifinals in the Australian Open. So, more than four years later, he takes down No. 5 seed Juan Martin del Potro -- in straight sets. Yikes. Full transcript.

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