Wimbledon day eight: Rafael Nadal lets rip, Nick Kyrgios in need of wine, Taylor Fritz flying under the radar

Former Wimbledon winners Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep eased into the quarter-finals after straight-set victories on day eight of the Championships.
Nick Kyrgios joined the pair in the latter stages of the third major of the year but required a decider against Brandon Nakashima to equal his best run at a grand slam.
Here is a look at the best action from a not-so-manic Monday in SW19.
Tweet of the day
No days off when you’re in the hunt for a @Wimbledon semi-finals place#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon | @cam_norrie pic.twitter.com/QVmCYwMELE
— LTA (@the_LTA) July 4, 2022
Picture of the day
Quote of the day
Shot of the day
One incredible point. One @RafaelNadal. #Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/YpQxGtEB0v
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2022
Stat of the day
▪ Two sets down
▪ Two match points saved
▪ First Grand Slam quarter-finalA sublime Cristian Garin comeback is complete 🇨🇱#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/7lXBhwbEs7
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2022
Flying under the radar
TAYLOR!! 👏🌱@Taylor_Fritz97‘s incredible run on grass courts continues🙌
He defeats Kubler 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 and is into his first GS quarter-finals!
🎥: @Wimbledon | #wimbledon pic.twitter.com/KBVGwEfr1L
— ATP Tour (@atptour) July 4, 2022
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz have both made the quarter-final stage at Wimbledon for the first time – and neither has so far dropped a set.
Rybakina, the 17th seed, has seen off CoCo Vandeweghe, Bianca Andreescu, Zheng Qinwen and Petra Martic to progress into the last eight.
Eastbourne winner Fritz has been equally clinical and beat Lorenzo Musetti, Alastair Gray, Alex Molcan and now Jason Kubler while taking his sets record at the All England Club this summer to 12-0.
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