Rafael Nadal headlines Monday’s fourth-round action at the Australian Open, where victory against 16th seed Fabio Fognini will move him just three wins away from a record 21st Grand Slam crown.
Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev can set up an all-Russian quarterfinal showdown, while in the women’s draw Ashleigh Barty continues her bid to be the first Australian winner in 43 years.
Nadal is also aiming to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win each of the four major championships on multiple occasions by lifting the Norman Brookes Memorial Trophy on Sunday for a second time.
Nadal did not drop a set to reach the second week and reported on Saturday that the stiffn…
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