Australian Kyrgios was a match for the 19-times
Grand Slam champion in the second and for most of the third set
but the muscle-bound Spaniard always looked like the most likely
winner once he got his nose back in front.
Kyrgios broke back when Nadal was serving for the match in the
fourth set to reignite the contest and bring the partisan Rod
Laver Arena crowd back into the equation.
The top seed gritted his teeth and went again in the tiebreak,
however, moving through to a last eight meeting with Austrian
Dominic Thiem when Kyrgios netted a forehand after three hours
and 38 minutes.
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Christian Radnedge)
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