No. "Hopefully it will inspire him. Kyrgios reached desperately and floated a forehand winner down the line to break Nadal’s serve and lead 3-1. NBA news: Los Angeles celebrations, videos, photos, LeBron J... NBA Finals: LeBron James, call to mum, video, Los Angeles La... NBA news 2020: LeBron James, finals, LA Lakers, result, scor... F1 news 2020: Daniel Ricciardo, Eifel Grand Prix, Renault, M... NBA Finals, news: Erik Spoelstra tears, Miami Heat, LA Laker... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Where Nadal agonises over every detail of his preparation, from the alignment of his headband to the triangulation of his water bottles, Kyrgios slopes on to court with the distracted air of a man who, by his own admission, has sometimes been up all night playing computer games. 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"It was a very tough match. And he break back with a deep shot to the baseline that Nadal can only return into the net. Kyrgios hits back with another ace, and he takes a 40-15 lead when Nadal finds the net on return of serve. He knows that was an great opportunity. Kyrgios finished the set with another two pinpoint accurate aces, wasting no time in tying the scores at Rod Laver Arena. Roger Federer is in the same half of the draw as Nadal and Kyrgios and the Swiss has just beaten Great Britain's Jay Clarke 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2. "Something is happening on the side. Only three of the top ten seeded women remain in contention for the Australian Open – Ash Barty, Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova. After Nadal held serve, the fourth set entered a tiebreak, Kyrgios' sixth in 48 hours. All the pressure in now on Nadal as he serves to stay in the set. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. A whipped cross-court winner from Nadal stuns the Australian, but the Spaniard gifts a point back by hitting long when under no pressure. From the outset, Nadal’s supporters loudly reminded him of the events in Acapulco last February. "Thank you for teaching me so much in the short time I've been lucky enough to have known you. "Thank you for caring and checking up on me after my hard losses. Spaniard wins fourth-round match 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4), Kyrgios displays fighting spirit and moments of class. I think he can take a ball to the chest, bro. There were none of the expected fireworks, just compelling tennis, as Nadal ended Kyrgios’ gallant Australian Open campaign. "So there seems to be a little bit of tension there in that relationship.". Speaking of the aforementioned Dog and Fox pub, none other than one Mr Nick Kyrgios was in there last night letting his hair down ahead of today's match against Nadal. "See, he is laughing. Nadal now with the pressure of ensuring this set remains with serve and he starts well, sending Kyrgios one way before hitting a winner the other. Gael Monfils held serve after a difficult service game with an underarm serve. Great effort. Another two points later, the Australian took a 6-5 lead in the set. "I could have an injury or something like that.". Kyrgios races into a 40-0 lead so his head does seem to be still in the game, and he levels things up when Nadal returns long. “I’m shattered that I lost tonight,” Kyrgios said. 9 seed Kiki Bertens has been eliminated from the Australian Open after losing her fourth round match against Garbine Muguruza in straight sets, 6-3 6-3. The speed at which Kyrgios serves, not only his delivery but also inbetween, is ever-so-slightly unsettling his opponent - and he gets the crowd off its feet with a thumping winner. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. The Australian thinks he has hit a winner down the line to go 15-0 up but somehow Nadal reaches it and fires a backhand cross-court winner. At the next changeover, he let fly at Dumusois, urging him to ensure that Nadal was ready to receive serve. ... Kyrgios was full of energy when the third set got underway, with the first ten games remaining on serve. Sebastian Korda before the match candidly admitted that Rafael Nadal was his idol and even revealed that he has great admiration for the Spaniard player: "He is an incredible player. It originated in Acapulco in February where Kyrgios beat Nadal on his way to the title, bringing out an underarm serve in the three-set win, which caused the Spaniard to accuse his opponent of lacking "respect for the public, the rival and towards himself". Spanish star Rafael Nadal was booed by the Melbourne crowd during a lengthy delay after the opening set against Australia's Nick Kyrgios. Why is he laughing? I want to play a tennis match, and sometimes it’s difficult.”. Kyrgios hits back, though, with a backhand missile down the line. "The whole world is in mourning for Kobe and his family's loss. There are a wealth of sub-plots to the match, mainly down to the war of words that have broken out between the outspoken Kyrgios and Nadal's camp in recent months which has had as many back and forths as the crowd are likely to see in one of their rallies. C’mon, let’s keep rolling! Facing a diabolical break point that would have seen him trailing 5-3, Kyrgios opted for his most outrageous drop shot of the night and succeeded, then emphatically held serve. I called my cat after him, this says a lot about how much you love him "After the match, meeting where Rafa left the crumbs to the youngest American colleague, Korda posted a post on social media with the shirt signed by his great idol; Korda defined this moment as "the happiest moment of his life 'and this thing was not appreciated by Kyrgios who criticized on social networks the mentality of the tennis player and his behavior, adding that Rafael Nadal literally destroyed him! Even as the dust settled on his four-set victory, he would not let the matter lie. Sign up, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. Nadal up 3-1 in the tie-break, & Kyrgios's racquet pays the price. Nadal was so jubilant, it looked as if he had taken a third Wimbledon title. A delicate drop-shot - too good for even the alert Nadal - closes the score to 30-40, but Nadal breaks serve with the next point, a lob forcing Kyrgios to run back and hit between his legs, allowing Nadal to volley into an open court. Can’t wait to see that match #wimbledon #tennis #nadalkyrgios #dogandfox https://t.co/aiqLEZfj0k. The Aussie aggressively smashed his racquet on the court in anger. In recent weeks, many tennis players have criticized Kyrgios' attitude, outside the circuit, but full of himself to criticize any tennis player or former tennis player on the circuit. One third-set incident crystallised it all: a moment when Kyrgios, out of his usual mischief, decided to fire a forehand straight at his opponent’s chest. Where Nadal was unerring, Kyrgios was careless, netting a lackadaisical overhead. Kyrgios, who has a skin thinner than parchment, wasted little time in bringing out his repertoire of skulduggery. About 15 minutes into the match, Nick Kyrgios was muttering to himself, showing early signs of frustration. That's why it was so important you saw the emotion come out there where he was finally able to clinch that third set in the tie-break," Hewitt said. Dutch Bertens was not at her best on Rod Laver Arena, only winning 64% of points on first serve, while her Spanish opponent managed 88%. This was also the first set Nadal has lost all tournament. A signal of intent if ever there was one. And the game is sealed with an ace. A simple smash puts Nadal 40-0 up. There was also the curious case of the Australian’s approaches to the net, whose frequency are a tactical mystery at the best of times, because he’s not an especially gifted volleyer. The Spaniard’s uncle, Toni, had riled him by claiming that he “lacked education”, while Nadal himself had stirred the pot with what Kyrgios called “super-salty” behaviour in defeat. 5 Thiem's coaching staff early in January after captaining Australia during its ATP Cup campaign. But is it not the convention in tennis to be contrite? After a scrappy start, Nadal broke as early Kyrgios’s second service game, a drawn-out affair and a microcosm of the night, in which the Australian veered between his brilliant best and frustrating worst: twice he erred with drop shots when he had his opponent on the ropes. Wonderful to see. We have a tiebreak! He talks to them. If Kyrgios is feeling the heat he's not showing it as he fires down yet another ace. And a long return gives the game to the Spaniard. If he is wearing the jersey that's a good sign. Nick Kyrgios may not want to go for a pint with "super salty" Rafael Nadal, but he cannot wait for their Wimbledon showdown today which comes in the midst of a fascinating feud between the two. Nadal retains his composure to seal the game when Kyrgios finds the tramlines. A chance to build pressure on the Nadal serve after going 0-15 up but Kyrgios then produces an unforced error and jumps into the air in frustration. He is fired up and wants to perform for Kobe," Courier said. Kyrgios is a self-confessed basketball fanatic, regularly claiming he prefers the American sport to tennis. (Photo by Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty Images). A pumped up Krygios shouts "C'monnnnn" after he makes early inroads into the Nadal serve, taking a 0-30 lead. Nadal's uncle Toni then heavily criticised Kyrgios after he threw a chair on to the court and then defaulted, suggesting he "lacked education". Kyrgios is ranting at the umpire again, he's not happy that Nadal's second serve was called in by HawkEye and the point was not replayed, instead given to Nadal. "Absolutely phenomenal hitting from Kyrgios here," Courier said. Nadal unleashed his full armoury. A match that needs no introduction… #Wimbledon | @RafaelNadal @NickKyrgios pic.twitter.com/qTUEiqGyu2. Perhaps it merely spoke of the triumph of commerce over patriotism: even via official channels, general admission tickets for this match were selling for 480 Australian dollars. After all, his idea of preparing for this occasion had been to stay out beyond 11pm the night before at The Dog and Fox, his favourite haunt in Wimbledon Village. I always have. Two games all. Its central place in the culture is reliant on precisely the kind of star power that Kyrgios and very few others bring to the tennis – what he brought here. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Nick Kyrgios of Australia speaks at his post match press conference on day eight of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Brilliant play. And Nadal seals the game when Kyrgios returns long. Eventually he did, holding his serve, but it was a lot of hard yakka just to stay in the match. Continuing a rivalry stoked by recent exchanges via the media, Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios will face off Thursday in the most hotly anticipated match of the second round.

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