Wimbledon Championships—London, England
Monday’s action at Wimbledon featured a fantastic Centre Court clash between Aussie Nick Kyrgios and American Brandon Nakashima. With a quarterfinal place on the line, it was Kyrgios who prevailed 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2 in three hours and 11 minutes. The 27-year-old hit 35 aces, won 78 percent of his first serve points and broke serve on three occasions.
Reaching his second quarterfinal at Wimbledon, Kyrgios will next face Cristian Garin, who upset No. 19 seed Alex de Minaur 2-6, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4, 7-6(6).
Elsewhere, No. 11 seed Taylor Fritz advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Fritz will next face either Rafael Nadal or Botic van de Zandschulp.
On the women’s side, Elena Rybakina reached the quarterfinals after she easily dispatched Petra Martic, 7-5, 6-3. Rybakina awaits the winner of Alize Cornet or Ajla Tomljanovic. Other women’s matches on the day will feature No. 4 seed Paula Badosa vs. No. 16 seed Simona Halep and No. 20 seed Amanda Anisamova vs. Harmony Tan.
Tuesday’s schedule of play will feature Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner, No. 3 seed Ons Jabeur, No. 9 seed Cameron Norrie and David Goffin.
Fourth-round results:
(11) Taylor Fritz Defeats Jason Kubler 63 61 64
Cristian Garin Defeats (19) Alex de Minaur 26 57 76(3) 64 76(6)
Nick Kyrgios Defeats Brandon Nakashima 46 64 76(2) 36 62
