Updates from the evening session of day eight in MelbourneMcEnroe slams Margaret Court as the ‘crazy aunt’ of tennisAny thoughts? Email or tweet @tumcarayol 10.58am GMT
That was a great set of tennis and an even more astonishing climax. Nothing sums up
Rafael Nadal quite like the point at *6-6 in the tiebreak. After double faulting on set point and facing the possibility of Kyrgios serving for the tiebreak, many players would have crumbled. Nadal simply reset and the second he had the opportunity to attack his forehand down-the-line, he went for the shot without a hint of doubt. He does this so often yet seeing him work and thrive under suffocating pressure is never any less impressive.
Kyrgios didn’t do too much wrong until those final points. Let’s see what he still has in the tank. 10.52am GMT
Rafael Nadal 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) Nick Kyrgios: Nadal stands one set away! Even after double faulting on set point, Nadal simply reset and refused to back down. A brilliant forehand down the line followed by an awkward volley winner brought him another set point. A forehand into the net from Kyrgios handed him the set.