By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Todd Woodbridge described fellow Australian Nick Kyrgios's stunning victory over world No.1 Rafael Nadal on Tuesday as one of the best performances he has ever seen from a teenager. The 19-year-old wildcard continued his dream Wimbledon debut at the All England Club by overpowering the 14-times grand slam champion 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 to book his place in the quarter-finals. "It's one of the best performances I've seen in my 30 years in tennis from a teenager," Woodbridge, who made the singles semi-finals in 1997 and formed one of the world's greatest doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde, told Reuters minutes after watching the Center Court thriller. Three-times Wimbledon winner John McEnroe has likened the athletic Australian upstart to Boris Becker, while Woodbridge believes there are similarities with a young Pete Sampras - the man who ended his run in 1997.
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