Wimbledon 2022: Rafael Nadal reaches quarter-finals

Second-seed Rafael Nadal reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals after a straight-sets win over Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-2 7-6(6) in the round of 16 on Monday.

The world No. 25 Dutchman posed a serious challenge in the first set giving no breaks through the first nine games but Nadal won the 10th game and eventually took the set 6-4.

After going down 2-5 in the third set, the 26-year-old van de Zandschulp made a brilliant comeback as he won three straight games. Nadal won the next game but van de Zandschulp again fought back to force a tie-break, but the Spaniard finished things off and took the final set 7-6.

Having won Australian Open and French Open this year, the 22-Grand slam winner is eyeing his 3rd Major in a year and the third Wimbledon title of his career.

This was the 350th Grand Slam singles match for the 36-year-old and he has joined Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on the list.

Nadal will face eleventh seed Taylor Fritz of the USA in the last eight.

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