Rafael Nadal withstood 25 aces from home hope Nick Kyrgios to reach the last eight at the Australian OpenWorld No 1 Rafael Nadal proved too good for a weary and emotional Nick Kyrgios to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday. It's one of those days you want to forget but of course Kobe Bryant will be in our hearts and in our minds for the rest of our lives. Rafael Nadal on Kobe BryantSpeaking about Bryant, Nadal said: "What can I say? It's one of those days you want to forget but of course Kobe Bryant will be in our hearts and in our minds for the rest of our lives." It seemed in the beginning I had a little bit of control but against Nick you never havecontrol," said Nadal.

Source: Sky sports January 27, 2020 12:22 UTC