Nick Kyrgios could face Rafael Nadal in the third round of the Madrid Masters on Thursday after easily seeing off the American Ryan Harrison 6-3 6-3.
Nadal begins his quest for a fifth title in Madrid later today against Italy’s Fabio Fognini.
Kyrgios and Nadal have only met twice with the Australian making his breakthrough with a four-set win over the 14-time Grand Slam champion at Wimbledon in 2014.
Fifth seed Milos Raonic is also into the last 16 as he won 6-4 6-4 against Gilles Muller. Raonic will face Belgium’s David Goffin next.
Kei Nishikori beat Argentine Diego Schwartzman 1-6 6-0 6-4. The world number eight will face David Ferrer, who got a bye after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew with a shoulder injury.
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