Fourth-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal did not find any difficulty in reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, the third grand slam in tennis, by defeating Dutchman Botique van de Zandscholp 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) on Monday.
Nadal is seeking to win his third consecutive Grand Slam title following winning the Australian Open at the beginning of this year and then at Roland Garros last month, raising his yield to 22 major titles.
Nadal had also defeated his Dutch opponent in the Roland Garros Championship, who won the title for the fourteenth time in his career (a record).
It will not be easy to meet Nadal in the next round once morest American Taylor Frits, following the latter defeated him in the Indian Wells final last March.
Nadal is seeking his third title on Wimbledon grass following 2008 and 2010.
“Personally, being in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon following missing the tournament for the last three years is fantastic, so I’m very happy,” Nadal said.
“I think I played in a positive way until the end when I had a bad game (he lost his serve at the end of the third set).”
Australian Nick Kyrgios beat American Brandon Nakashima 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-2.
Contrary to his bad behavior in his last match once morest Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kyrgios was calm throughout the match and came out victorious.
It is the first time that Kyrgios has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 8 years, where he will face Chilean Christian Garin, and his first in a major tournament since the Australian Open in 2015.
Halep crushes Badusa
In the women’s category, 2019 champion Simona Halep of Romania took just an hour to crush fourth-seeded Spaniard Paula Padusa 6-1 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals.
Former world number one Halep will meet American Amanda Anisimova, who defeated French Armani Tan 6-2, 6-3 in the next round.
“Reaching the quarter-finals means a lot to me, especially following I’ve had a lot of injuries and a lack of self-confidence,” Halep said.
Kazakh Elina Rybakina reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time, defeating Croatian Petra Martic 7-5, 6-3, and she will meet in the next round Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, who defeated France’s Alize Cornet 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Cornet had achieved a heavy-caliber surprise in the previous round, by taking out the Polish Iga Šviontik, ranked first in the world, ending a series of 37 consecutive victories for the latter.
It is noteworthy that Rybakina of Russian origin, who obtained Kazakh citizenship in 2018, has not lost any group so far in the tournament.
