British number one Andy Murray beats Australian Nick Kyrgios in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, to progress to the Wimbledon quarter-finals, where France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga awaits.
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Dominika Cibulkova beat Agnieszka Radwanska in a match lasting almost three hours to move closer to the Wimbledon final, which takes place the day she is due to get married.
The 19th seed, who won 6-3 5-7 9-7 to reach the last eight, is due to marry her fiance, Navara, in Bratislava.
“We chose this (date) because I never saw myself as such a great grass-court player,” the 27-year-old said.
“We can postpone it. I’m still here and I’m playing my match tomorrow.”
Cibulkova now plays Russia’s Elena Vesnina in the quarter-finals.
She added: “We are still going to keep this date. We will see what’s going to happen.
“If I would win tomorrow then we will change it. Then we will have to postpone it because it will be a lot of rush.”
Cibulkova’s win over 2012 finalist Radwanska, the third seed, on court three lasted two hours 59 minutes.
The Slovak served for the match at 5-4 in the second set and survived a match point in the 12th game of the third before successfully serving out on her third match point against the 27-year-old Pole.
Cibulkova is on a nine-match winning run after victory in the Aegon International last mont and beat 2014 Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard in round two at SW19.
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Fifth seed Kei Nishikori was forced to retire during his Wimbledon fourth-round match against Marin Cilic after struggling with an injury.
The Japanese player, 26, had problems with his serve and movement, and twice called for a doctor on court who gave him medication before the match was halted at 6-1 5-1 in Cilic’s favour.
Nishikori also withdrew from last year’s Wimbledon, with a calf problem.
Cilic will now play either third seed Roger Federer or Steve Johnson.
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The ninth-seeded Croat, into his third Wimbledon quarter-final, served a total of 17 aces on court nine and broke Nishikori on five occasions.
The pair were playing each other in a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2014 US Open final, which Cilic won.
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Andy Murray faces his first serious test at Wimbledon 2016 when he meets unpredictable Australian Nick Kyrgios in the last 16 on Monday.
The pair will meet on Centre Court at around 16:30 BST, with the match shown live on BBC One.
Following Novak Djokovic’s shock exit, British number one Murray is the favourite to win his second SW19 title, while Kyrgios, 21, is looking to reach only his third Grand Slam quarter-final.
Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash and ex-British number one John Lloyd analyse where this mouth-watering tie will be won and lost.
Kyrgios’ biggest weapon is no secret – it is his thumping serve.
The Australian has crashed down 79 aces so far in this year’s tournament, a tally only bettered by American John Isner.
His serve speeds have regularly clocked over 130mph, while his first-serve percentage of 72% is only topped by five other men.
But, against Murray, he is facing one of the best returners in the game.
“If Nick hits a lot of aces then there is very little you can do about it,” said BBC Radio 5 live analyst Cash.
“But he is also very big from the back of the court, his forehand is extremely strong and you need those sort of shots to get through Murray.
“He also has a great variety, that’s what is unsettling to a lot of players. If he can play consistently well and keep up his focus he gives any player a real threat.
“We know Kyrgios has plenty of power, but Murray’s defence is as good as anybody in the game.
“You do have to defend well against a guy like Kyrgios and Murray is moving really well. But he is also attacking, you can’t just be defending all the time.”
Kyrgios reckoned ahead of the tournament he was ready to “go deep” into the latter stages, reiterating after beating Feliciano Lopez – and following Novak Djokovic’s exit – his belief he could become the first Australian man to win a Grand Slam since Lleyton Hewitt in 2002.
However, he has shown the two wildly different sides to his game over the past week.
On the resumption of his match against Lopez on Sunday, Kyrgios produced what Lloyd said the 21-year-old’s camp would describe as “a 10 out of a 10 performance”.
“If he plays like that, with concentration and focus, then Andy Murray is in for a tough match,” added the 1977 Australian Open finalist.
“He showed controlled aggression, had excellent shot selection and played the percentages when he needed to.”
But he showed his petulant side against second-round opponent Dustin Brown, losing focus in the third set as he continually vented his frustrations at his box, the umpire and the crowd.
As Kyrgios lost focus in the third set, his serve took a beating by Brown. He won only 53% of first-serve points and 45% of second-serve points.
“Kyrgios’ big weakness is his mental capacity,” said Cash. “His focus can come and go, he can lose his temper. He blows hot and cold.
“Often he goes into a phase where he is upset and can start spraying balls. Murray will look to exploit that simply by playing well and putting him into awkward positions.”
Murray has won all four of their previous top-level meetings, including a straight-sets win at the 2015 Australian Open and four-set thriller at the US Open later that same year.
Kyrgios does have experience of beating Murray, though, albeit in a Hopman Cup competition not officially recognised as an ATP rankings event.
This will be their first meeting on grass, a surface on which Kyrgios himself believes gives him the best opportunity of beating the Scot.
“In theory it would seem that grass would be his best chance of beating Murray,” said Cash.
“With a serve like Nick’s it is harder to return on the grass and so he will get a few extra points with that serve. The slower the court the more rallies he has to hit.”
| Kyrgios’ path to the last 16 | |
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| First round | beat Radek Stepanek (6-4 6-3 6-7 (9-11) 6-1) |
| Second round | beat Dustin Brown (6-7 (3-7) 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-4) |
| Third round | beat Feliciano Lopez (6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-4) |
Murray has breezed through his opening three matches, spending little over five hours on court after seeing off Liam Broady, Yen-Hsun Lu and John Millman without dropping a set.
Kyrgios, however, has spent over two hours more on court than the Scot, having needed four sets to beat Radek Stepanek and Feliciano Lopez, as well as five sets to see off Dustin Brown.
“Murray will be trying to pin him to the baseline and wear him down over a few hours,” said Cash. “That’s what Andy does to players. He gets every ball back.
“Nick is still not as physically fit as Andy and he will suffer. That means he has to go for more shots. If they come off he can be unbeatable.
“If he has to work hard and struggle over five sets then he is likely to fade away against Andy. Andy is one of the fittest there is.”
Kyrgios has only played on Centre Court once before, when he caused a massive upset by beating Rafael Nadal.
Kyrgios, then a 19-year-old wildcard ranked 144th, became the first man outside the top 100 to beat a world number one at a Grand Slam since 1992.
“He is a showman who loves playing in the type of atmosphere that there will be on Centre Court,” said Lloyd.
“He will embrace that he is playing the second best player in the world, on Centre Court and with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.”
| Murray’s path to the last 16 | |
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| First round | beat Liam Broady (6-2 6-3 6-4) |
| Second round | beat Yen-Hsun Lu (6-3 6-2 6-1) |
| Third round | beat John Millman (6-3 7-5 6-2) |
Murray is the overwhelming favourite to earn a fifth successive win against Kyrgios and reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the ninth successive year.
And both Lloyd and Cash cannot see the Briton being at the receiving end of a shock.
“Andy will win,” said Lloyd. “He might drop a set, possibly two, but he will come through.”
Cash added: “I think Nick will definitely get a set, but it will be a Murray victory.”
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Andy Murray says he faces a “formidable” challenge to win Wimbledon for a second time despite Novak Djokovic’s surprise exit.
Murray, the 2013 champion, faces Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round on Monday.
“There are some pretty decent players left in my way, so I’m not getting carried away,” Murray wrote in his BBC Sport column.
Day seven also features Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
| Centre Court order of play (13:00 BST start) |
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| [3] Roger Federer v Steve Johnson |
| [1] Serena Williams v Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] |
| [15] Nick Kyrgios v Andy Murray [2] |
Kyrgios has yet to beat Murray in any of their previous four meetings.
Yet the 21-year-old is confident of causing an upset against the world number two after the 15th seed turned on the style to outclass Spain’s Feliciano Lopez on Middle Sunday.
“I definitely have the tools to beat Andy,” he said. “I definitely feel like he’s beatable. He’s only human, but at the same time he’s a great player.
“He is one of the best in the world and is probably the favourite now Novak is out.
“I’ve got a game plan, we both know what to expect and I’m really looking forward to it. I know what to do but it’s hard to execute it against such a top player like him.”
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| [5] Simona Halep v Madison Keys [9] |
| [8] Venus Williams v Carla Suarez Navarro [12] |
| [7] Richard Gasquet v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [12] |
Kyrgios has come under fire for his on-court behaviour, but Murray believes the media is guilty of “winding him up the whole time”.
“Nick is an extremely good server who is improving all of the time,” he added.
“He likes the big courts, the big matches and has performed well in those situations before.
“Every time he’s in here you’re trying to wind him up the whole time. It’s not really fair on him, to be honest.”
Lleyton Hewitt, former Wimbledon champion: “Nick will have to use all his weapons and firepower. Andy will try to turn it into a physical battle.
“Nick plays pretty short points and it’s hard to turn points into a physical battle against him. Andy backs himself against anyone when it gets physical, especially over five sets and I’m sure that’s what he’s going to try and do again.
“It’s how many balls Andy keeps getting back. Can he keep making Nick play the extra ball? But Nick on his day can hit anyone off the court.”
John Lloyd, 1977 Australian Open finalist: “If Nick Kyrgios stays like this, with this concentration and focus, Andy Murray will be in for a tough match. Andy will win. He might drop a set, possibly two, but he will come through.”
Tim Henman, four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist: “Andy has to stay focused on the things he can control – that’s his preparation and performance. Djokovic has dominated but Andy has separated himself from the others as world number two.
“He was my favourite before the tournament and still my favourite now. But there’s a long way to go.”
Steve Johnson will draw inspiration from doubles partner Sam Querrey as he attempts to pull off an upset against seven-time Wimbledon champion Federer.
Querrey produced a huge shock when he beat Djokovic on Saturday and unseeded Johnson, in the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time, said his fellow-American’s exploits had given him hope.
“You see Novak lose, you sense the locker room, like believe there is a chance,” the 26-year-old said.
Federer has yet to drop a set at Wimbledon 2016.
Querrey will return to action, facing Nicolas Mahut two days after pulling off the biggest shock of the tournament so far.
Querrey knocked out defending champion Djokovic in a four-set thriller to end Djokovic’s run of 30 successive victories.
His opponent Mahut completed a three set win over fellow Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbet on Saturday.
Mahut was part of Wimbledon’s infamous 11-hour game against John Isner in 2010, the longest match in tennis history, which Mahut lost 70-68 in the final set.
Will it be a showdown between the Williams sisters in the women’s singles final next Saturday?
Serena needed just 51 minutes to clinch the 300th Grand Slam win of her career on Sunday as the defending champion made the Wimbledon last 16.
Both will be in action on Monday, with Venus facing number twelve seed Carla Suarez Navarro on Court Two and Serena returning to Centre Court to face Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova.
“I wouldn’t bet against it,” former French Open doubles finalist Jeff Tarango told BBC Radio 5 live.
“Venus has had two days off and she is going to feel like a whole new woman next week.”
Serena and Venus last met at Wimbledon in 2015, with Serena claiming a fourth round victory on her way to her sixth Wimbledon title.
Last year’s semi-finalist Richard Gasquet returns to the action on Court One against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, giving the 31-year-old Frenchman just 24 hours to recover from an epic four-hour battle that saw him win 19-17 in the fifth set against Isner.
Dominika Cibulkova, who knocked out Eugenie Bouchard on Saturday, plays 2012 finalist Agnieszka Radwanska, while 10th-seed Tomas Berdych faces fellow Czech Jiri Vesely on Court Three.
The first game on Court One is Simona Halep against Madison Keys, who beat Barbora Strycova to win the Aegon Classic in Birmingham last month.
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