Rafael Nadal entered the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Mondaywhere everything is going from strength to strength so that there is a new final between the Spaniard, second seeded in the contest, and Serbian Novak Djokovictop favorite for the title.
The Balkan, winner of the last three editions of Wimbledon, will be looking for his ticket to the semifinals this Tuesday from 9:30 (Argentine time) against the Italian Jannik Sinner, number 13 in the ATP ranking. While from 10:15 the local Cameron Norrie (12th) will face the Belgian David Goffin (58th). One of the finalists of the emblematic tournament on grass will emerge from this pair of clashes.
For its part, Nadal beat Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp in straight sets (25th) and is still alive in the race for his third Grand Slam of the year, after being crowned in Australia and Roland Garros.
“Personally, with all the things that have happened in the last two months, being in the quarterfinals after three years (without competing on grass) is incredible”, considered the Spaniard after the match is over.
It was a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory in two hours and 24 minutes for the 36-year-old left-hander, who on Wednesday he will face the strong American server Taylor Fritz (14th)who easily got rid of Australian Jason Kubler (99th) by defeating him without extenuating circumstances 6-3, 6-1 and 6-4.
The giant Fritz, 1.96 meters tall, comes from a good record against Nadal since he managed to defeat him this year in the Indian Wells final. The other clash between the two was in Acapulco during 2020 and ended with success for the Spanish. “Every match is different and this one will be very tough, but it’s the Wimbledon quarterfinals, what could I expect if not?” Nadal naturalized about his next hurdle.
For his part, the eccentric and talented Australian Nick Kyrgios (40th) beat American Brandon Nakashima (56th) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-2 in an exciting and changing match, after 3 hours and 11 minutes and will be rival in the quarterfinals of the Chilean Cristian Garín (43rd), who gave the surprise and dropped the Australian Álex de Miñaur (27th) in a marathon match: 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4 and 7-6 (6) in 4 hours and 38 minutes.
It is worth remembering that both Djokovic (3rd) and Nadal (4th) arrived as top favorites at Wimbledon for the prohibition of playing for the Russian Daniil Medvedev, number one in the world, and the injury of the German Alexander Zverev, number two.
