Australian Teen Nick Kyrgios Upsets World No. 1 Rafael Nadal
Leo J. Magpayo | | Jul 01, 2014 06:34 PM EDT |
(Photo : wimbledon.com)
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Australian teen Nick Kyrgios eliminates World No. 1 Rafael "Rafa" Nadal in four sets to advance to the quarterfinals in the ongoing 2014 Wimbledon Championships.
The 19-year-old wild card and ranked No. 144 Kyrgios cranked out 37 huge aces and 70 winners against two-time Wimbledon champion Nadal to pull-off the biggest upset in the men's Wimbledon tournament held at the All England Club in London.
The match lasted two hours and 58 minutes with the former 2013 Junior Australian Open champion Kyrgios taking the first set to a tie-breaker and eventual closing it at 7(7)-6(5).
Nadal came back on the second set but Kygrios' powerful serves proved to be a worthy weapon, averaging 120 MPH with fastest recorded serve at 133 MPH, as he sealed the match in the fourth set 7(7)-6(5) 5-7 7(7)-6(5) 6-3 and claiming his first appearance in a Grand Slam quarterfinal.
"You've got to believe you can win the match from the very start. I've been playing really good tennis on the grass. I was a bit in the zone out there, I didn't even notice the crowd that much. I was serving to a really good level and I played some extraordinary tennis," said Kyrgios after the game.
Kyrgios will face 8th seed Canadian Milos Raonic, who defeated Japanese Ken Nishikori of Japan, in the quarterfinals. He is now the only unranked player that remains in the tournament but after Wimbledon, he will break the top 100 ranking for the first time in his professional career.
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Swiss Roger Federer also advances to the quarterfinals, defeating Spaniard Tommy Robredo in three straight sets. He now faces 5th seed Stan Wawrinka in all-Swiss quarterfinals.
If Kyrgios wins against Raonic, he will make his first semi-finals appearance in a Grand Slam tournament against either Federer or Warwinka.
Tagsrafael nadal, Roger Federer, tennis, 2014 Wimbledon, All England Club
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