The Australian also screamed at the packed crowd to "shut up" at one stage, using an expletive that earned him a warning from the chair umpire. The Spaniard slumped to a 6-3 6-7 6-7 defeat to Kyrgios after squandering three match points in the third set.
Third-seeded Donna Vekic advanced with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Christina McHale; Bianca Andreescu topped fourth-seeded Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-2, 7-5; seventh-seeded Saisai Zheng edged Timea Babos 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; and eighth-seeded Johanna Konta beat Varvara Flink 6-4, 6-1.
It was everything that makes Kyrgios one of the best shows in tennis. The World No. 2 inexplicably double faulted to give Kyrgios a 7-6 lead. Kyrgios then took an injury timeout, which is a commonplace feature of the game these days.
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Kyrgios survived three match points to beat top-seeded Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (8/6) on Wednesday and reach the quarter-finals.
During the first set, Kyrgios appeared not be giving a full effort on occasions and even flirted with pulling out of the match.
Also in the last eight, Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur faces Alexander Zverev and compatriot John Millman meets John Isner. In this instance, however, it proved to be inconsequential, although a number of fans attempted to justify the action by pointing out how far behind the baseline Nadal had been standing throughout the match awaiting Kyrgios' serve.
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The momentum was well and truly with Kyrgios, much to the annoyance of Nadal, who squandered another five break points in the sixth game of the deciding set. In a match lasting three hours and three minutes, Kyrgios saved six break points and three match points before knocking out the 17-time major victor.
Kyrgios' impressive fightback stunned the tennis world.
Kyrgios has slipped to 72nd in the rankings after a hard start to the season but this was his third win in six meetings with Nadal, and he made clear the Spaniard's opinion does not interest him.
Kyrgios said he was going to try to play "a few more games" and it proved to be the right choice, as he ended up putting the pressure on his famed opponent who couldn't expect what was coming to him.
He returned to the court for the second set and immediately looked a different player.
After dropping the opening set 6-3, Kyrgios called for a trainer and took a medical timeout, complaining of back pain. The Australian pretended not to be to interested in finishing the match saying that he was struggling, he had both knees taped and his back checked by the trainer.
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