The clash with Nick Kyrgios on the tennis court will certainly have put Rafael Nadal off somewhat, as the Australian has almost driven the world number 1 to white heat with his antics. Moreover, Nick Kyrgios is a brilliant player who can even be dangerous for Nadal. But Nadal shows himself confident on the court and throws Kyrgios out of the tournament.
As was to be expected, the match between the two opponents was competitive. Both entered the Australian Open round of 16 with a lot of emotion, but Nadal showed who was master of the court right from the start with unbeatable winners, brilliant longlines and impressive passing shots. His style of play was confident and brilliant, and his technique overwhelming. At the moment, only Novak Djokovic is capable of beating Rafael Nadal in this condition. Not surprisingly, the first set ended 6:3 in favor of the Spaniard. But that was not all, because behind all the gimmicks that Kyrgios has, there is an incredibly strong character, who was irritated to the core by the loss of the first game and fought back. The result: the Australian took the second game with the same final score of 3:6. A real neck-and-neck race broke out when it came to the ingenuity of moves and hits, in which the Spaniard was always a touch ahead in the end, but could never be sure of winning in the end. A top-class match between two fantastic tennis players and characters ended after 3 hours and 38 minutes with 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 and 7:6 in favor of crown favorite Rafael Nadal, who thus moves on to the quarterfinals where he will meet the rather biting Dominic Thiem from Austria. The quarter-final match will not be a walk in the park for the Spaniard, as the Austrian is an excellent player and a tough nut for Rafa to crack, but he can also cut his teeth on it.
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