Tennis pro Nick Kyrgios has reached the quarterfinals of the classic Wimbledon lawn. Simona Halep is also in the last eight.
Nick Kyrgios has qualified for the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. On Monday, the 27-year-old defeated the American Brandon Nakashima 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 2), 3: 6, 6: 2 in another emotional roller coaster ride. At times, Kyrgios complained about shoulder problems and, after brilliant moments, also allowed himself phases of weakness.
His third-round duel won with world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece caused a stir because both players had been warned for offenses and blamed each other afterwards. Kyrgios has been criticized for wildly insulting the referees, but is also very popular with large parts of the audience. He currently tops the rankings for fines at this tournament.
Kyrgios now meets the Chilean Cristian Garin, who defeated the Australian Alex de Minaur 2: 6, 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 4, 7: 6 ( 10:6) prevailed. For Garin it is the first Grand Slam quarterfinals of his career.
Halep makes short work of Badosa
Meanwhile, Romania’s Simona Halep is in the quarterfinals for the first time since winning the title in 2019. The 30-year-old confidently won 6-1, 6-2 in the round of 16 duel with world number four Paula Badosa from Spain.
With the fourth two-set win in the tournament, Halep continued to present himself in title form. The former world number one had missed the lawn classic last year injured. She now meets the American Amanda Anisimova, who knocked out Williams conqueror Harmony Tan from France.