Australian Open 2020: Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios fourth-round duel highlight day 8
January 26, 2020 15:22 ISTAll the ingredients are there for a classic fourth-round match between Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios at night on Rod Laver Arena.
All the ingredients are there for a classic fourth-round match between Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios at night on Rod Laver Arena.
Paes and Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, erased a one-set deficit to edge out local wild cards entrants Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans 6-7(4) 6-3 10-6 in the opening round which lasted one hour and 27 minutes.
Ons Jabeur defeated China's Wang Qiang 7-6, 6-1 to reach the quarter-final of Australian Open.
Coco Gauff lost to Sofia Kenin 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 in the fourth round of Australian Open 2020 on Sunday.
The Indo-Ukrainian pair beat Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Austin Krajicek from USA 7-5 4-6 10-6 in one hour and 15 minutes.
Nicky Kyrgios sets up a fourth-round clash with 19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal after surviving a five-set thriller against Russia's Karen Khachanov on Saturday at the Melbourne Arena.
Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014 for his first Grand Slam title. This is his seventh trip to the round of 16 in Melbourne and first since 2017.
Brazilian tennis player Joao Olavo Soares de Souza has been banned for life on match-fixing charges.
Andrey Rublev is on quite a streak at the moment: 11-0 in 2020, 15 wins in a row dating to the Davis Cup at the end of last year.
Muguruza, who won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon the following year, took the first set in 23 minutes and conceded just 12 points in seven games.
Ash Barty was on and off the court quickly in her third-round match, a straight-sets win that left her most of the rest of the day to do whatever she pleased. If she chose to watch any tennis on TV, it would have been interesting viewing.
This assessment arrived after Nadal needed less than 100 minutes to move a step closer to a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over 27th-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta in the third round Saturday.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 7-6 to win her third round fixture and set up a clash with Angelique Kerber.
Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the third round of Australian Open 2020.
Roger Federer survived against Australia's John Millman 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in the third round of Australian Open 2020 on Friday.
The 2016 Wimbledon finalist had five match points in the third-set tiebreaker and converted his second with a booming forehand winner for a 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory on Margaret Court Arena.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal plays Pablo Carreno Busta, Nick Kyrgios takes on Karen Khachanov and Alexander Zverev plays Fernando Verdasco in other men's third-round matches
Tears flowed after 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki's professional career ended with a third-round loss Friday at Melbourne Park.
Down to what sure felt like her last chance, Serena Williams came through with a cross-court forehand winner to close a 24-stroke point, then raised her arms, held that celebratory pose and looked over toward her guest box.
American teenager Coco Gauff has beaten defending champion Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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