Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer can inch closer to a Wimbledon semi-final clash when they headline a delayed last-16 schedule on Tuesday.
World number one and second seed Nadal tackles Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios, the world number 144 who has enjoyed a dream debut at the All England Club.
The 19-year-old is bidding to become the first player ranked outside the top 100 to defeat a world number one since Andrei Olhovskiy, ranked at 193, defeated Jim Courier in the third round at Wimbledon in 1992.
"I never thought that I would be seeing Nadal in my fourth round Wimbledon in my 19th year. I thought it would take years and years of work to finally have an opportunity like that," said Kyrgios as he takes aim at the 14-time major winner.
"I have nothing to lose. Anything is possible. I`m just going to go out there and play my game."
Seven-time champion Federer takes on fellow 32-year-old Tommy Robredo, the man who ended a 10-match losing streak to the great Swiss at the US Open last year.
Robredo, the 23rd seed, is bidding to reach his first Wimbledon quarter-final and complete a set of Grand Slam quarter-final appearances.
He is also chasing his 100th Grand Slam match-win in his 50th Grand Slam tournament.
