Despite a sore shoulder and sometimes staggering dead ends, Nick Kyrgios (ATP 40) is still making his way to Wimbledon. The Australian advanced to the quarter-finals for the second time in his career by beating American Brandon Nakashima (56) 4-6 6-3 7-6 3-6 6-2. For his part, Rafael Nadal (4) had almost no difficulty once morest Botic van de Zandschulp (25).
Less than forty-eight hours following his clash once morest Stefanos Tsitsipas, Nick Kyrgios did not commit any overflow on the court this time. He applied himself to overcome this pain in the shoulder which led him to give up the 1st and 4th sets without really fighting in the “money time”. However, he easily forced the decision in the decisive round on return games disputed with all the desired intensity.
In the quarter once morest Cristian Garin
In the quarter-finals, the “bad boy” from Canberra will face Cristian Garin (43), author of the first comeback of the fortnight. Called to face Matteo Berrettini in the 1st round before the latter gave up due to his positivity for Covid-19, the Chilean beat 2-6 5-7 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 7-6 (10 /6) Alex de Minaur (27) following a long fight of 4h34 ‘. Cristian Garin saved two match points once morest the Australian at 5-4 15-40 in the 5th set to qualify for the first quarter-final of his career in a Grand Slam tournament.
Nadal facile
Rafael Nadal dominated without much fear the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (8/6), and will find the American Taylor Fritz (14) in the next round. Dominating head and shoulders and serving for the match at 5-3 in the 3rd set, the 36-year-old Spaniard let himself be embroiled in a tie break… but not in a 4th set, even if it took 4 match points to conclude.
Rafael Nadal continues his way on the London lawn. [John Patrick Fletcher – Imago]
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