Rafael Nadal wins to advance to Australian Open quarterfinals for 14th time

Rafael Nadal hits a forehand return during his fourth-round victory over Adrian Mannarino at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal hits a forehand return throughout his fourth-round victory over Adrian Mannarino on the Australian Open on Sunday.
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Rafael Nadal superior into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the 14th time after beating Adrian Mannarino in straight units following an extended opening tiebreaker.

Nadal wanted seven set factors earlier than ending off the 28-minute, 40-second tiebreaker on the way in which to his 7-6 (14), 6-2, 6-2 fourth-round victory. It prolonged his streak to 21 straight wins in opposition to fellow left-handers.

The Spaniard moved right into a tie for second with John Newcombe on the all-time checklist for many quarterfinals in Australia. Roger Federer tops that checklist with 15. It’s additionally his forty fifth time into the final eight at a Grand Slam match, which is third on the all-time checklist behind Federer (58) and Novak Djokovic (51).

Nadal is now probably three victories away from a males’s file twenty first Grand Slam singles title.

French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova reached the ladies’s singles quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over two-time champion Victoria Azarenka of their fourth-round match at Rod Laver Area.

The fourth-seeded Krejcikova wanted solely 85 minutes to beat the 2012 and 2013 champion and progress to her third quarterfinal in 4 Grand Slams occasions. She is going to subsequent play 2017 U.S. Open runner-up Madison Keys, who had 6-3, 6-1 victory over eighth-seeded Paula Badosa.

Azarenka, seeded twenty fourth, made 28 unforced errors and dropped 5 service video games.

Krejcikova broke Azarenka’s serve within the third recreation and once more within the seventh to take management of the primary set.

She broke once more the opening recreation of the second set after which was not often troubled in closing out as temperatures approached 93 levels.

Keys beat Badosa 6-3, 6-1 within the first match of Day 7 at Rod Laver Area.

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