Spaniard wins fourth-round match 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)Kyrgios displays fighting spirit and moments of classIrrepressible but outmatched, Nick Kyrgios departed the
Australian Open with a fourth-round defeat at the hands of world No1
Rafael Nadal, who took the match 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) at the Rod Laver Arena. Containing some of the most thrilling tennis of the tournament, the three-and-a-half-hour tussle reached fever pitch in an electric third set, which Nadal won in a tiebreak, then chiselled his way to victory. Resilient in defeat, Kyrgios lost no fans.
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