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Tennis = Australian Open, Nadal in the top 8 Zverev loses | Reuters

Rafael Nadal, the sixth seed, advanced to the quarter-finals with a straight win in the first round of the four major tennis tournaments and the fourth round of the Australian Open men’s singles (2022 Reuters).

[Melbourne, 23rd Reuters]–The Australian Open will play in Melbourne on the 23rd, the first round of the four major tennis tournaments, and the sixth seed Rafael Nadal (Spain) will be Adrian Mannarino (France) in the fourth round of men’s singles. I won straight and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Nadal won the first set 7-6, but the tiebreaker was a fierce battle that lasted nearly 30 minutes, spending an hour and 21 minutes on the first set alone. He took the second set 6-2 and took the following set 6-2.

Nadal, who beat the set points four times in the tiebreaker, said, “The first set was very emotional. No matter what happened, I was a little lucky at the end.”

Third-seeded Alexander Zverev (Germany) lost straight to 14th-seeded Denis Shapovalov (Canada) 3-6, 6-7, 3-6. Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini (Italy) has won.

In the 4th round of women’s singles, Ashleigh Barty (Australia), who ranked first in the world, defeated 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova (USA), who defeated Naomi Osaka in the 3rd round, with a straight 6-4, 6-3.

Fourth-seeded Barbora Krejčkova (Czech Republic) won, while fifth-seeded Maria Sakkari (Greece) was eliminated.