Kyrgios into Wimbledon quarter-finals
Australian Nick Kyrgios reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, the third grand slam in tennis, by defeating American Brandon Nakashima 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-2 on Monday.
Contrary to his bad behavior in his last match against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kyrgios was calm throughout the match and came out victorious.
It is the first time that Kyrgios has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 8 years, where he will face Chilean Christian Garin, and his first in a major tournament since the Australian Open in 2015.
Kyrgios relied on his clean serves of 35 throughout the match despite a shoulder injury called up Enter the attending physician, and his expertise to overcome the obstacle Nakashima.
"I've played a lot of matches in the last month and a half," said Kiroes.
Kyrgios considered that his victory over Nadal in his first participation in Wimbledon in 2014, when he was ranked 144th in the world, helped him to win today's match, saying, "I had one of the best matches of my career when I defeated Nadal. All these experiences that I lived helped me win today."
In the women's category, Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time, defeating Croatia's Petra Martic 7-5, 6-3 and will meet in the next round the winner of France's Alize Cornet or Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
It is noteworthy that Rybakina of Russian origin, who obtained Kazakh citizenship in 2018, has not lost any group so far in the tournament.
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