Yesterday, #82 seed Yen-Hsun Lu (aka Randy Lu) pulled off a major upset at the Wimbledon tournament by beating the #5 seed Andy Roddick. He outplayed Roddick for more than 4 ½ hours with a career high 22 aces. Previously, he had never gone beyond the third round in a major tennis championship. From 2006 to 2009, he was ousted in the first round of play at Wimbledon. Now, he’s the first person from Taiwan to reach a Grand Slam quarter finals.

Even with this great achievement, Yen-Hsun Lu was saddened that his father could not enjoy the moment with him. He and his father learned how to play tennis 18 years ago. His father helped him until he went pro in 2000. That same year his dad died. “I’m really upset because my father’s already passed away,” Lu said. “I make this result. I’m really proud of myself to share this victory with him [his father] in the sky. I hope he sees this match.”

“So, in that moment, I just sit and tell myself, I done it. I done it for my father. I done it for myself also. I done it for all the people support me. I’m just upset that I done it, and he wasn’t with me. That’s why I’m just very sad about this. But today I think he’s here and he is also very happy for me.”

Next match for Yen-Hsun Lu is against #3 seed Novak Djokovic.

Highlights of Yen-Hsun Lu vs Andy Roddick at the 2010 Wimbledon

Yen-Hsun Lu beats Andy Roddick at Wimbledon