Sergiy Stakhovsky: the man who beat Federer at Wimbledon 2014

Sergiy Stakhovsky: the man who beat Federer at Wimbledon 2013

By David Ornstein BBC Sport at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON 2013

• Venue: All England Club, London
• Date: 24 June - 7 July

Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD Channel, Red Button, BBC Radio 5 live, plus 10 live streams available on the BBC Sport website, tablet, mobile and connected TV.

If Sergiy Stakhovsky was hoping to keep a low profile after his jaw-dropping victory over Roger Federer in round two of Wimbledon, you certainly wouldn't know it.

Not only is Stakhovsky continuing to walk with the crowds to and from the All England Club each day, but anyone passing the house he is renting will notice a banner draped from one of the windows.
Put together by the family who own the home, it features a flag of Ukraine and the message: "WELL DONE SERGIY - THE MAGIC WORKED".

The world number 116 mentioned this "magic" in his post-match interview, and he was not only describing how it felt to stun the defending champion and 17-time Grand Slam winner on a court he has come to call home.
"We're staying in the house of a lovely family and they have four kids," Stakhovsky told BBC Sport. "The night before I played Roger, they left a pot of chocolate spread in front of the door to our room with a sticker on it saying 'magic recipe for Sergiy'.
"I had a little bit of it in the morning so the kids were happy, and it worked. That's why I said it was magic and now I'm taking it every day because they believe in it."
Whether it was a product of the chocolate spread or just a remarkable performance, Stakhovsky caused one of the biggest upsets in SW19 history.
He ended Federer's run of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final appearances, beat a top-10 opponent for the first time and secured only his ninth win of the season.