Nick Kyrgios outlasts Brandon Nakashima to reach quarterfinals and continue Wimbledon run

By George Ramsay, CNN

Updated 1650 GMT (0050 HKT) July 4, 2022

Kyrgios celebrates match point against Nakashima

Centre Court, Wimbledon (CNN)Nick Kyrgios continued his eventful run at Wimbledon with a 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-2 victory against Brandon Nakashima in the fourth round.

After a fiery match against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday, during which Kyrgios called for his opponent to be defaulted for hitting a ball into the crowd, this was a more subdued performance from the Australian, who has equaled his best ever performance at Wimbledon by reaching the quarterfinals. It was only when he put away a forehand volley on his first match point in the fifth set that Kyrgios showed real signs of emotion — looking to the crowd and roaring in delight. The victory was hard-fought, too, as Kyrgios appeared to be struggling with a shoulder problem throughout the match and needed treatment from the physio at 3-2 in the third set.«I need a glass of wine for sure tonight,» he admitted in his on-court interview after the match. Read MoreKyrgios needed medical treatment midway through his match against Nakashima. Next up for Kyrgios is Chile's Cristian Garin, who became the first man at this year's tournament to come back from two sets as he defeated Australian Alex de Minaur. Kyrgios has now reached his first grand slam quarterfinal in seven years and remains unbeaten in all six of his five-set encounters at Wimbledon. «I've never lost a five-set match here — that's what I was thinking about,» he said. «I've been here before, I've done it before, and I've done it again.»American Nakashima, playing in his first fourth-round match at a grand slam, claimed the first set with the first break point of the match, but Kyrgios, despite