Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: Kyrgios defeats Nakashima: After a seven-year wait, Nick Kyrgios is a Grand Slam quarter-finalist again. In front of a full house on Centre Court, the Australian combined power with guile to edge NextGen player American Brandon Nakashima 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2 in a hard-fought three-hour and 10-minute thriller. Follow Wimbledon 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: Nick Kyrgios defeats Brandon Nakashima in a five-set thriller to get through to Quarterfinals
The 27-year-old, who upset World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round, recovered from a slow start and a right shoulder problem to strike his groundstrokes more freely as the match went on. The World No. 40 hammered 78 winners and broke the 20-year-old Nakashima’s serve three times to improve to 11-2 on grass in 2022.
“First I want to say, a hell of an effort by Brandon. Just 20 years old to do that. It was anywhere near my best performance, but I fought really hard and I am super happy to get through,” Kyrgios said in his on-court interview.
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The last time Kyrgios reached the last eight at a major came at the Australian Open in 2015, while he also advanced to this stage on debut at The Championships in 2014. The six-time tour-level champion, who had regular physio treatments on his shoulder, will next play Chilean Cristian Garin as he looks to break new ground and reach his first Grand Slam singles semi-final.
”I have played a lot of tennis in the past month and a half. I am proud of the way I steadied the ship after he came out firing in the fourth set,” Kyrgios said. “My five-set record is pretty good. That is what I was thinking about. I have played a lot of five-set matches here. That is what I was thinking about. I have been here before and I have done it again.
“Brandon hasn’t played on this court. All those experiences that I have had on this court got me over the line.” Kyrgios is making his eighth Wimbledon appearance and he arrived in London in strong form, having reached consecutive grass-court semi-finals in Stuttgart and Halle last month. After this victory, Kyrgios now holds a perfect 6-0 record in five-set matches at Wimbledon. The Australian defeated British wild card Paul Jubb in a deciding set in the first round last week.
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: Nick Kyrgios defeats Brandon Nakashima in a five-set thriller to get through to Quarterfinals
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