: Australian Open, day 8 men’s roundup: Nadal passes Fognini test, Medvedev-Rublev set all-Russian QF #IndiaNEWS World No 2 Rafael Nadal beat old nemesis Fabio Fognini in a scrappy affair to reach

@IndiaNEWS

Posted in: #IndiaNEWS

Australian Open, day 8 men’s roundup: Nadal passes Fognini test, Medvedev-Rublev set all-Russian QF #IndiaNEWS
World No 2 Rafael Nadal beat old nemesis Fabio Fognini in a scrappy affair to reach his 43rd Grand Slam quarter-final while Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev ensured Grand Slam history will be made for Russia after setting up an Australian Open quarter-final on Monday. With qualifier Aslan Karatsev already through to face Grigor Dimitrov in the top half of the draw, it means there will be three Russian men in the last eight of a Slam for the first time since the Open era began in 1968.Nadal, bidding for a first title at Melbourne Park since 2009, has yet to drop a set and kept the record intact against the fiery Italian, winning 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena. Later, ninth seed Matteo Berrettini pulled out of his fourth-round clash with Stefanos Tsitsipasbecause of an abdominal strain, giving the Greek fifth seed a walkover into a quarter-final against Nadal. The Italian was due to play in the late night match on Rod Laver Arena, but withdrew hours before it was due to start.Fourth seed Medvedev extended his win streak to 18 matches when he took just 89 minutes to blow away Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals while world No 8...Read more

Stock Market NEWS Best intraday tips Intraday Stocks below 100

Share & Forward! Do Not Share

0 Reactions   React

Replies (0) Report

Login to post a comment!