Australian Open No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev stunned by Denis Shapovalov in fourth round
By Ben Morse, CNN
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Shapovalov knocks out third seed Zverev at Australian Open
Germany's racquet-smashing third seed Alexander Zverev was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round by Canada's 14th seed Denis Shapovalov on Sunday.
'You still have to make an effort' - Boris Becker on 'very disappointing' Alexander Zverev loss at Australian Open
World No. 3 Alexander Zverev suffered a crushing straight-sets loss to Denis Shapovalov in their fourth-round clash at the Australian Open, and Boris Becker has given Eurosport his reaction. Shapovalov caused the biggest upset on the men's side of the singles draw so far, knocking out the No.
Nadal survives epic tiebreak to power into quarters
Rafael Nadal came out on top of an epic 28-minute opening-set tiebreak in sapping heat to power past Adrian Mannarino into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Nadal survives epic opening set tie-breaker to defeat Mannarino
MELBOURNE: Rafa Nadal survived a mammoth first-set tiebreaker before going on to beat fellow lefty Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14), 6-2, 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday (Jan 23), remaining on course for a men's record 21st Grand Slam title.
Australian Open: Rafael Nadal wins epic tie-break as Denis Shapovalov beats Alexander Zverev
Rafael Nadal progressed to the Australian Open quarter-finals with a straight-set win over Adrian Mannarino as the Spaniard continues his quest for a record-breaking 21st major title.
Nadal, entre los ocho mejores tras desfondar a Mannarino
pisó el acelerador completamente a fondo este domingo en la Rod Laver Arena de Melbourne. Por primera vez en lo que va de torneo, el balear fue a todo gas para ganar el primer set en un desempate memorable contra Adrian Mannarino y después pasó el rodillo por desfondamiento moral y físico de su rival (7-6 (12), 6-2 y 6-1 en 2h40). De ese modo, entró en cuartos por 14ª vez en el, logro con el que iguala al local John Newcombe en la segunda plaza de la tabla de todos los tiempos, sólo por detrás de Roger Federer (15). El martes se enfrentará, por una plaza en las semifinales, al canadiense Denis Shapovalov, que sorpresivamente pasó por encima (6-3, 7-6 (5) y 6-3) del alemán Alexander Zverev, tercer favorito.
Shapovalov sends Zverev crashing out of Australian Open
MELBOURNE : Denis Shapovalov upset an out-of-sorts Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in broiling heat to reach his first Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday.