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Kyrgios crashes out of Wimbledon
Australian star Nick Kyrgios was no match for Kei Nishikori, the 15th-seed crashing out of Wimbledon in straight sets.
Fifteenth seed Kyrgios lost in straight sets to Nishikori, winning just one game in the opener.
Asked to explain his underwhelming display, the Australian said: "As soon as I got out there, I just didn't feel good. I don't know what it was.
"I was pretty uptight. A lot of nerves. I just struggled with a lot of things. I just never settled.
"I guess I just kind of panicked a little bit. I don't know. I don't really know how to describe it."
Meanwhile Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic claimed contrasting wins to reach the fourth round, as Alexander Zverev once again failed to make it to the second week of a grand slam.
Nadal - the second seed at the All England Club - breezed past Alex de Minaur on Centre Court, dropping just seven games in a victory that guarantees he will remain world number one at the conclusion of the tournament.
Three-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic was given a much sterner test by home favourite Kyle Edmund, yet looked impressive as he came from behind to triumph 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.
Djokovic and Nadal remain on course to meet in the semi-finals, but Zverev will play no part in the latter stages after slumping to a five-set defeat at the hands of qualifier Ernests Gulbis, who rounded off their contest with a bagel.
A three-time Masters 1000 champion, Zverev has only made the quarter-finals of a solitary slam - this year's French Open.
Gulbis will meet Nishikori on Tuesday (AEST), while Juan Martin Del Potro, Milos Raonic, Karen Khachanov, Gilles Simon and Jiri Vesely are also through to the last 16.