Unbeaten Kyrgios improved to 6-0 in career five-sets at the All England Club and claimed his career-high 11th grass-court win of the season. “I need a glass of wine, for sure, tonight. For sure,” Kyrgios told the crowd during his court interview in London after swapping his white hat and rules-compliant shoes for red versions. Playing in front of a near-full house on Center Court, the 27-year-old Australian only occasionally displayed his unusual repertoire of tricks — a swing between the legs here, an underarm serve there — or the composure that earned him US$10,000 in fines for spitting in the direction of a rowdy spectator at the end of his first-round match and $4,000 for a wild rant during his upset win over No. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round. Against Nakashima, an unseeded 20-year-old from California, Kyrgios was repeatedly visited during transitions by a trainer, who massaged and manipulated his shoulder. There was a stretch where Kyrgios’ high-speed serves dropped from over 217 kilometers per hour to closer to 177, but he eventually seemed to overcome that and return to producing unstoppable serves time and time again. That’s the way to seal a win 👏 pic.twitter.com/l8VeZmTTvf —@Wimbledon After Nakashima leveled things by taking the fourth set with a break, then went up 1-0 in the fifth, Kyrgios came through. He won five games in a row before serving and closing this way from love-30: cross-court forehand passing winner? It continued in an 11-year exchange until Nakashima missed a backhand. service winner 216 km/h. forehand volley winner. “I’ve played a lot of tennis in the last month and a half. I’m just proud of the way I’ve righted the ship,” Kyrgios said. “Honestly that’s what I was thinking: I’ve never lost a five-set match here. … I was like, ‘I’ve been here before. I’ve done it before.”
Garin wins on the way back
This will be Kyrgios’ third major quarterfinal appearance. The others came as a teenager at Wimbledon in 2014 – when he surprised then-No. 1 Rafael Nadal on the course — and at the 2015 Australian Open. “I came out here against one of the all-time greats and beat Nadal,” Kyrgios said. “Well, these are all things in the back of my mind.” TFW you come back from two sets down and save two match points to reach the Wimbledon QFs. pic.twitter.com/OXsu2A9JY8 —@atptur Kyrgios will face Cristian Garin, a 26-year-old from Chile who produced the first comeback of the fortnight from two sets down, saving two match points and turning things around to beat No.19 Alex de Minaur 2-6 , 5-7. , 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (10-6) after more than 4 1/2 hours. Garin, who is ranked 43rd, reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in his 15th major appearance.
Dabrowski was sent off
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Australian partner John Peers were eliminated in the mixed doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday, ending Canada’s participation in the professional draws at the grass-court Grand Slam. Dubrovski and Pers fell 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to Croatia’s Mate Pavic and India’s Sania Mizra. Peers and Dabrowski, seeded fourth in the tournament, combined for 13 aces but converted just one of their three break point opportunities. Pavic and Mizra broke their opponents twice in three chances. Pavic is a former partner of Dabrowski. They won the Australian Open in 2018 and reached the final of the French Open in 2018 and 2019. Dabrowski and Mexican partner Juliana Olmos were eliminated from the women’s doubles on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Americans Danielle Collinas and Desirae Krawczyk. The Canadians in the singles main draw — Denis Shapovalov, Bianca Andreescu, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Rebecca Marino — were eliminated in the first two rounds at the All England Club. Several Canadians still play in the junior draws at Wimbledon.
Nadal turns the 4th game into a sealed victory
Everything went smoothly for Rafael Nadal against Botic van de Zandschulp until it was time to close out their fourth round match at Wimbledon. Serving for a 5-3 win in the third set, Nadal was broken for the second time in the match and then failed to convert three straight match points when he led 6-3 in the ensuing tiebreak. That was the end of the Dutchman’s resistance, however, as Nadal converted his fourth match point for a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory on Center Court. The Spaniard is playing his first grass-court tournament since 2019, when he lost to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semi-finals. He is seeking his third Wimbledon title and has a shot at a calendar-year Grand Slam after winning the Australian Open and French Open to take his career record to 22 major titles. He will next face 11th seed Taylor Fritz, the only American left in the draw. The 24-year-old is yet to drop a set and will make his major debut in the quarter-finals after defeating qualifier Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
2019 champion Halep advances
Simona Halep lives up to her status as the only former Grand Slam champion left in this year’s women’s draw. The Romanian beat fourth seed Paula Badosa 6-1, 6-2 on Center Court to return to the Wimbledon quarter-finals and extend her winning streak at the All England Club to 11 matches. 16th-ranked Halep won the title in 2019 but missed last year’s edition due to injury, while the 2020 tournament was canceled due to the pandemic. This was, however, Halep’s first win against a top-five player on grass. The former No. 1, who also won the French Open in 2018, is yet to drop a set at this year’s tournament and has consistently gotten the better of Badosa in key rallies. He finished with just nine unforced errors and saved the only break point he faced. Badosa’s loss means No. 3 Ons Jabeur is the only top-10 seed left in the women’s tournament. Halep will meet No. 20 Amanda Anisimova, a 20-year-old American who beat France’s Harmony Tan 6-2, 6-3. Anisimova had eliminated French Open runner-up Coco Gauff last week. Tan eliminated 23-time champion Williams in the first round. The other quarter-final on their side of the court will be 17th seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia. Rybakina reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Petra Martic, while Tomljanovic is there for the second consecutive year after beating Alize Cornet 4-6, 6-4, 6- . 3. Cornet ended No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak on Saturday. “I didn’t think I could do it,” said Tomljanovic, who lost to eventual champion Ash Barty in last year’s quarterfinals. “After some tough times this year, I thought: Will I get another chance? I can’t believe a year later, I’m in the same position.”
