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.
"This guy is incredible," former Wimbledon champion John McEnroe said while commentating for the BBC during the match which Brown won 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 to reach the third round of a grand slam for the third time.
Brown came to Wimbledon without a coach and could never afford the expensive training many players get, but after his victory he showed how proud he is of his family and his upbringing by showing off a tattoo of his father.
"It's a portrait of my dad. I got it last year in April, I think. I've always wanted to have a tattoo. I have the portrait of my dad at home in my bedroom, also. I don't get to see him that often. Normally in the off-season," Brown told a news conference.
"It's been a very long road for me and my whole family. That's one of the things I've been wanting to do for a very long time and I had the opportunity to do that with a great tattoo artist in Cologne in Germany last year."
Brown's Twitter account before his famous win over 14-times grand slam champion Nadal had some 41,000 followers, but the number was rapidly rising.
The 30-year-old world number 102's next challenge comes on Saturday when he faces Viktor Troicki of Serbia.
(Editing by Ed Osmond)
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