Nick Kyrgios has bested Brandon Nakashima in a tight Wimbledon round of 16 and is in the last eight.
Nick Kyrgios prevailed against Brandon Nakashima in a tight Wimbledon round of 16 and is in the last eight of the grass classic.
The 27-year-old won on Monday (July 4th, 2022) 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6, 3: 6, 6: 2 against the American, who was seven years his junior. At times, Kyrgios complained about shoulder problems and, after brilliant moments, also allowed himself phases of weakness. “I definitely need a glass of wine tonight”said the Australian, relieved about his second place in the quarter-finals in Wimbledon after the premiere in 2014.
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.
American seeded number 11 Taylor Fritz also reached the top eight for the first time. The 24-year-old gave the Australian qualifier Jason Kubler no chance with 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 4. Fritz has not yet given a sentence and is now dealing with co-favorite Rafael Nadal from Spain or Botic van de Zandschulp from the Netherlands.
Krawietz/Mies in the quarterfinals against the defending champions
The successful German doubles Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies made it into the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam for the first time early Monday afternoon. The duo also won their third tournament game against Jonny O’Mara and Ken Skupski from Great Britain 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-4 on Monday.
The two-time French Open winners now meet number two seeded Croatian doubles Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic in the quarterfinals. Krawietz (30) and Mies (31) had not previously made it past the third round at Wimbledon. In the doubles and mixed competitions, all other German tennis professionals have already been eliminated.