Nadal, Dimitrov, Wozniacki hold strong at Australian Open

The victor will play Briton Kyle Edmund, who reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final with a 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 win over Italy’s Andreas Seppi.

However, the world No 6 is in good form here as he showed in beating Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 7-6.

Nadal’s experience ultimately told as he booked a last-eight duel with Marin Cilic.

Kyle Edmund kept British hopes alive by coming back on Andreas Seppi 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 to reach his very first Grand Slam quarterfinal. “Sometimes when there’s no way out, you try to change up the game and break the rhythm of a player”.

In all, Nadal saved 15 break points as Schwartzman time and again found a way to trouble the 2017 finalist’s serve.

“I’m always going to say what I think, it’s an opportunity to get a message across”, he said. He was serving unbelievable, playing unbelievable, competing. “He deserves a lot of credit”. He fought really hard. “Hopefully next match I can do better still”. This content brought to you by Neds, odds correct at time of publication.

However, he needed nearly four hours to see off Schwartzman and immediately set his sights on the latter stages of the tournament.

Cilic of Croatia prevailed 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (9-7) to register his 100th Grand Slam career match win, securing him a place in the quarter-finals of a major for the 11th time, reports Efe. “But anyway, he’s already a good player”, Tsonga said. It should leave him in good stead as he begins to play seeded opponents and this should be another fairly straightforward win. “I learned that I can play against everyone”.

The 22-year-old, who recently won the Brisbane International, will play doubles on Saturday in the lead up to competing in the final 16.

Despite not playing any competitive matches in his Aussie Open preparation, Nadal advanced through three rounds without dropping a set.

In a match which lasted just under four hours on the Rod Laver Arena, the 24th seed Argentine, provided the world number one with his toughest match of the competition to date.

On her condition, Cornet (who lost to Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-4) said via the AP: “I started to feel dizzy. He’s had a great start to the season and he played I think so well”.

Suarez Navarro enjoyed an outrageous slice of luck when Kontaveit served to stay in the match at 6-7, striking a forehand that hit the net tape twice before wobbling over to give her a second match point.

In an interview with Marca, per Tennis World, Bernardes revealed exactly why he had to take action against the 16-time Grand Slam victor, using the “1-5-1” rule.