The two tennis players start as favorites for their side of the draw
Yesterday Rafael Nadal and Kyrgios they won their respective round of 16 matches and advanced to the quarterfinals. Of course, they did it in very different situations, since the Spanish tennis player did it with a loose 3-0 while the Australian had to do it in five sets. Now, they have a key match ahead of them that could cause Wimbledon semi-final showdown.
In the case of Kyrgios, his rival in the quarterfinals will be Cristian Garín, with whom he has not faced before. For its part, Rafa Nadal will do the same with Taylor Fritz, with whom he is tied at one in clashes. However, both start as clear favorites to reach the semifinalswhich would be the first in the career of the controversial Australian tennis player, who arrives physically diminished.
Nadal – Kyrgios, a duel marked by injuries
If all the forecasts finally come true and both tennis players manage to reach the semifinals, we will live a frantic duel. As we well know, Kyrgios is capable of the best and the worst on a tennis court. If he is focused and physically fit, he is practically unstoppable. But so is Rafa Nadal if injuries don’t prevent him from competing fairly well.
In personal duels for both, the scoreboard is in favor of the Spaniard, who has won six times for the three that Kyrgios has achieved. In fact, the last confrontation between the two took place in the Indian Wells quarterfinals this year, when Rafa Nadal won the score by 2 sets to 1. But on the grass in London the duel will be totally different.
Kyrgios’ girlfriend begins to heat up the duel against Nadal
As we well know, one of the things that characterizes the bad boy of the ATP circuit is not having a coach. That is why during training it is common to see him rally with friends or even with his girlfriend. This was the situation that Rafa Nadal found himself in, who couldn’t help but smile when he saw this situation. And taking advantage of this, the girlfriend of the Australian tennis player left a comment on social networks.
As we could see on the social networks of Costen Hatzi, Kyrgios’s girlfriend, assured that Rafa Nadal had been impressed when he saw her. A non-negative comment that was accompanied with laughing emoticons. However, they know that everything counts to destabilize the Spaniard before a possible match against his partner, that if he beats Cristian Garín he will experience the most important match of his career.
