The Spaniard prevailed in a marathon first-set tiebreaker that lasted 30 points. Nadal appeared that he would receive a test from unseeded Adrian Mannarino, but that threat lasted a single set. His furthest advancement is a semifinal spot at Wimbledon last year. Shapovalov earned his third Grand Slam quarterfinal berth with the victory. The Canadian did not play the cleanest match, committing more unforced errors and double faults than Zverev.
Zverev was knocked out before he could face Nadal because of a dreadful performance inside Margaret Court Arena. He produced just 18 winners and won only 24 percent of the receiving points off Shapovalov's serve.
The German appeared to have a decent path in front of him to reach the final since Novak Djokovic is not participating and Nadal is not the best on the Australian hard court. Miomir Kecmanovic, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-3Īlexander Zverev crashed out of the Australian Open with a shocking three-set loss to Denis Shapovalov. The rest of the quarterfinal field will be determined by Monday's matches, which feature Medvedev, Aryna Sabalenka and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys advanced to the final eight with victories over a pair of top-10 seeds. 1 seed in the women's singles draw breezed past the unseeded Amanda Anisimova, who upset Naomi Osaka in the previous round.Īnisimova's loss did not hurt the title chances of the American women in Melbourne. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the final.Īshleigh Barty's quest for glory on home soil continued with another straight-set victory. That should put the 20-time Grand Slam singles winner on a collision course to face No. Zverev's loss makes Nadal the best player left in the top half of the men's singles draw. 3 seed, was knocked out in straight sets by No. The sixth-seeded Spaniard advanced to the quarterfinals, while his biggest rival to his attempt to reach the championship match was eliminated.Īlexander Zverev, the No. Rafael Nadal's path to claiming his first Australian Open title since 2009 got easier Sunday.
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