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Good afternoon! Well if this match can produce anywhere near the level of drama Angelique Kerber and Maria Sharapova just served up for us on Centre then we're in for a treat! It's two-time Wimbledon champ Rafael Nadal up against next-big-thing Nick Kyrgios and you can follow it LIVE right here.

N. Kyrgios vs R. Nadal | Wimbledon
Men's Singles | Round 4 | 01.07.2014 | London
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N. Kyrgios
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R. Nadal (2)
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The Editorial Team

Updated 01/07/2014 at 18:11 GMT


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KYRGIOS WINS THE FIRST SET 7-6! Nadal saves two set points on his serve but there's still one left and it's on the Kyrgios serve. And he seals it with an ace! Of course he seals it with an ace!
KYRGIOS 6-6 (6-3) NADAL. Nadal finds a big serve to make it three straight points. Kyrgios responds confidently putting an inside out crosscourt forehand in behind Nadal. He then fires an ace to bring up set points.
KYRGIOS 6-6 (4-2) NADAL. Nadal goes long and it's greeted with a roar from Kyrgios. The Aussie tightens up, though, and misses a backhand on the next point. That's one minibreak back. Nadal calmly wins his service point and we're changing ends.
KYRGIOS 6-6 (3-0) NADAL. Kyrgios gets the breaker underway and gets off to a winning start. He then gets the better of Nadal in a long 16-stroke rally, unleashing with particular venom on the forehand side. Nadal then puts it in the net and it's a double minibreak.
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KYRGIOS 6-6 NADAL. The 19 year old is stepping into these returns and going after them. It's fantastic to see, and he's soon at 0-30. Danger for Nadal, but the Spaniard is so cool, and uses his experience to deal with the situation and get to 40-30. But Kyrgios makes it deuce and tries to whip the crowd up. He then swats away an outrageous backhand return winner and brings up set point. This time his return is long and it's long again at deuce. Nadal comes through again and we're heading for a breaker!
KYRGIOS 6-5 NADAL. The Aussie forces Nadal to serve to stay in the set again. It's another love service game, more aces, and he's grinning to himself as he jogs back towards his seat.
KYRGIOS 5-5 NADAL. Kyrgios comes up with another casual put-away at 15-0 but he's not good enough on return to stop Nadal going up 40-15. The Spaniard seals it with an ace to keep himself in the set.
KYRGIOS 5-4 NADAL. Kyrgios is just so languid. He's tennis' Dimitar Berbatov. After another ace he plays a nonchalant dropshot followed by an even more nonchalant volley into the open court once Nadal has scrambled to chase it down. Nadal registers two points on the Kyrgios serve - his best effort so far - but Kyrgios serves another bomb to win the game. Nadal will serve to stay in the set.
KYRGIOS 4-4 NADAL. Kyrgios clearly isn't phased by the occasion. He's strolling about with a touch of arrogance about him, casually swatting returns back that land at Nadal's feet. He's swinging freely and it's paying off - he has another break point. He shanks his return, though, and then Nadal turns the screw to get across the line.
KYRGIOS 4-3 NADAL. Nadal is starting to get a bit frustrated here. He has not had a sniff at the Kyrgios serve. It's just too good at the moment. Nadal would love to draw his opponent into some longer rallies but Kyrgios is not letting that happen. Another love hold and the Aussie keeps himself in front.
KYRGIOS 3-3 NADAL. Kyrgios applies some pressure on the first point of this Nadal service game and lets out a huge 'come on!' when the Spaniard goes wide. The lad's not short of confidence. He applies more pressure to set up 0-30 but Nadal calmly draws it back to 30-30. But Nadal misses again and we have break point! Kyrgios opens up the court but narrowly misses his backhand. Big chance, that. Nadal doesn't afford him another one and fires down an ace to seal the game and keep himself on terms.
KYRGIOS 3-2 NADAL. The games are flashing past at the moment and Kyrgios registers another speedy hold, again to love. Two aces this time.
KYRGIOS 2-2 NADAL. Nadal shows he can hit an ace too, and he follows that up with a serve that Kyrgios can't get back over the net. But the serve deserts him on the next point - a rare Nadal double fault. Nadal goes to 40-15 and sends a rasping backhand winner up the line.
KYRGIOS 2-1 NADAL. The aces continue to flow from Kyrgios' racquet and his utterly confident start continues. He loses a point, this time, but closes it out to 15.
KYRGIOS 1-1 NADAL. Anything you can do. Nadal replies with a love game of his own, with Kyrgios a little over-enthusiastically going for some big shots that are wayward.
KYRGIOS 1-0 NADAL. Kyrgios gets us underway and does so with a thumping ace. There's another ace at 30-0 and not just any old ace - a second serve ace at 118mph! Youthful exuberance right there. No ace on the next point but Nadal goes long and it's a love service game.
16:09
It's a tough ask for the Aussie, who comes up against one of the greatest men ever to wield a racquet. Rafael Nadal, though, has not had the happiest of routes to the fourth round, losing the first set in each of his matches so far. Is the stage set for an upset?
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Kyrgios is one of the rising stars of the men's game at 19 years of age. His serve is a big weapon and he answered any doubts as to his resilience in the second round when he toppled Gasquet in 5, saving nine match points along the way. Can he claim a career-making victory today?
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Nick Kyrgios has just walked out onto Centre Court wearing a pair of massive bright pink headphones. Absolutely ghastly. And so not in keeping with the SW19 colour scheme. The blazer brigade will not be impressed.