The bitter rivalry between the two tennis heavyweights began last February at the Mexico Open with a petty on-court dispute. 1 Ash Barty of Australia opted out of defending her title amid coronavirus concerns.

"I did very well with my serves and started to hit some forehands down the line. Dominic Thiem, who beat Alexander Zverev in five sets in the U.S. Open final for his first major, takes on big-hitting Marin Cilic — the 2014 U.S. Open champion — in their first meeting at Roland Garros.

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If Kyrios just shuts up, stops arguing with the umpire and gives his all he'll end up with a lot more respect from everyone. I thought I was going to lose. Khachanov crashed out in the deciding tie-break after more than four hours of play. Second-seeded Simona Halep of Romania also advanced, outlasting 13th-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in hot afternoon conditions. Unseeded Belinda Bencic topped Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (3) to keep her run going. With Isner serving for the match there were more boos for Kyrgios who lost his cool again engaging in a heated exchange with a spectator, yelling: “You’re so tough man, so tough”.

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"Whatever happens between us, he [Nadal] is an amazing player.

To add further spice to a highly-anticipated blockbuster, Kyrgios cheekily, mocked Nadal's superstitious service routine.

Coming off an opening match loss in Washington last week, Murray has also found his footing on the Canadian hardcourts, advancing to the final eight in singles but crashed out later in the doubles losing to his brother, Jamie. The maverick player was lost for words after winning the longest match of his career, Kyrgios (right) lent Khachanov (left) a towel to clean the court during Saturday's epic battle, 'When he plays good tennis and he shows passion for this game, he is a positive player for our tour.'.

Djokovic, also a three time winner on the Canadian hardcourts, needed only 54 minutes to complete a 6-2 6-1 demolition of American Jack Sock while Murray was equally economic in disposing of Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller 6-3 6-2 in just over an hour.

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