In the men's competition at Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios reach the quarterfinals, while Ajla Tomljanović will face Elena Rybakina in the women's competition.
Wimbledon Men's competition: Nadal and Kyrgios advance to quarterfinals
Nadal advances, will face Fritz in quarterfinal
In the second men's match on Centre Court on Monday, Rafael Nadal earned his eighth trip to the Wimbledon quarterfinal with a victory over Botic van de Zandschulp. Nadal won the match 6-4 / 6-2 / 7-6 / (8-6).
In the next round, Nadal will face 11th-seeded American Taylor Fritz, who he lost to earlier this year in April in the final round of the Mexican Open.
Nadal is the only remaining top-ten seed in his half of the draw, remaining on course for the finals and his potential 23rd grand slam.
Fritz overtook Jason Kubler in straight sets. For Kubler, it was his best-ever finish at a grand slam tournament.
Kyrgios battles through shoulder injury to advance
In the opening match on Centre Court on Monday, Nick Kyrgios earned his first spot in the top eight at Wimbledon since 2014. The Australian was simultaneously battling through a shoulder injury in a tough match. Kyrgios held his ground against talented 20-year-old American Brandon Nakashima. Kyrgios bounced back with a crucial third-set tiebreaker that sent the match into five sets. Kyrgios took the match 4-6/ 6-4/ 7-6 /(7-2) /3-6/ 6-2, Sporting News reports.
Moving into the quarterfinals, 27-year-old Kyrgios will face unseeded Chilean star Cristian Garín, who defeated Australian Alex de Minaur.
Wimbledon Women's competition: Tomljanović and Rybakina advance to face-off in quarterfinals
Ajla Tomljanović makes comeback victory, will face Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals
After losing her first set, Ajla Tomljanović played a grueling match against French veteran Alizé Cornet that lasted two hours and 36 minutes. In the end, 29-year-old Tomljanović made a hard-fought comeback to take the match 4-6 / 6-4 / 6-3 and move to the quarterfinals. Tomljanović becomes the first Australian woman to make consecutive final eight appearances at the All England Club since Jelena Dokic in 2000, Sporting News reports.
Rybakina advances to the final eight
Young Kazakhstani player Elena Rybakina also advanced to the final eight by defeating Petra Martic 7-5 / 6-3 in the round of 16.
Moving into the quarterfinals, Tomljanović will face Elena Rybakina, who is slightly favored, having won the only encounter the pair had when they faced off in Madrid last year.