"I encourage him to keep working like this because he is one of the biggest talents of our tour." "When Nick is playing like he did today with this positive attitude he brings a lot of things to our sport," said Nadal, who won his only Australian Open title in 2009. Yet the appreciation for each other's ability, despite their wildly contrasting styles, has rarely been in doubt and was typified by their firm handshake at the net following a riveting contest on Rod Laver Arena. Nadal and Kyrgios have not always seen eye to eye with the rivalry blowing up last year after a tempestuous meeting in Acapulco.Īfterwards the 19-time Grand Slam champion said Kyrgios' behaviour "lacked respect" before the Australian responded by calling him "super-salty". Nadal will face Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem in the last eight. Kyrgios, who wore a Kobe Bryant basketball shirt in the warm-up, battled hard but Nadal came through 6-3 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4).
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