Sport shorts: Rafael Nadal beats Nick Kyrgios in a thriller and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes contract talks ‘hit a snag’

Ten things from the world of sport on Monday 27 January

World No.1 Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning match point against Nick Kyrgios
World No.1 Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning match point against Nick Kyrgios
(Image credit: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

1. Men’s ‘big three’ reach the last eight

Rafael Nadal has joined rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open tennis grand slam.

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