Nadal ends Kyrgios' emotional journey

The Spaniard won 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 (8:6), 7:6 (7:4). “It was a tough match,” said Nadal and added with a smile: “At first I thought I had the match under control. But you can never control anything against Nick.”

“You never have anything under control against Nick” Rafael Nadal Driven again and again by the audience in the Rod Laver Arena, Kyrgios once again pulled himself together for a physical and mental feat. “If I had taken the third set, I would have been superior to him,” emphasized the 26th in the world rankings. Instead, he had to praise Nadal, with whom he had had small skirmishes on and off the court, for his will to win: “He played big points better than me. Like a champion he is.”

Nick Kyrgios also let his emotions run wild at his home tournament. © APA/afp / SAEED KHAN

Kyrgios was celebrated one last time for his great commitment in the past few weeks. After the fires began in Australia, he launched the "Aces for Bushfire Relief" campaign; this was interpreted in the Australian media as a change in his personality. “I have made progress as a person, I don’t care whether I make any progress as a tennis player,” he said in his usual flippant manner.

Kyrgios was named in honor of... Basketball star Kobe Bryant died in an accident warmed up in a jersey from the NBA club Los Angeles Lakers, but took it off before the start of the match. Kyrgios and Bryant were close friends and often visited each other. Thiem tops after pattern separation Nadal will face Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals, who doesn't seem to be hurt by the separation from Thomas Muster. The two-time French Open finalist, whose collaboration with the former world number one lasted only two weeks, became the first Austrian since Stefan Koubek to advance with a 6:2, 6:4, 6:4 against Gael Monfils (France). 18 years old in the round of the last eight. The favorites win In the women's category, Simona Halep (Romania), Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) and Garbine Muguruza (Spain) reached the quarterfinals at the beginning of the second week of the tournament. The two-time Grand Slam winner Muguruza defeated number nine seed Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6:3, 6:3. She now meets Anastassija Pavlyutschenkowa (Russia/No. 30). Wimbledon champion Halep won against Elise Mertens (Belgium) 6:4, 6:4. Estonian Kontaveit, seeded at number 28, beat Iga Swiatek (Poland) 6:7 (4:7) 7:5, 7:5. Halep and Swiatek will now meet in the quarterfinals.

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Nadal ends Kyrgios' emotional journey

The emotional journey of crowd favorite Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open is over. The 24-year-old Australian failed after another spectacle in the round of XNUMX in Melbourne against world number one Rafael Nadal.

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