Austria’s Dominic Thiem stunned Rafael Nadal Wednesday to send the
world number one tumbling out of the Australian Open and set up a
semi-final against Alexander Zverev.
The fifth seed, beaten by Nadal in the last two French Open finals, battled past the Spaniard 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) to deny him a crack at a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title.
He will now meet German seventh seed Zverev who shattered the dreams of veteran Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to book a maiden place in a Grand Slam last four.
It is to be noted that Rafael Nadal had a 9-4 record over Thiem and had beaten him in all their five previous Slam meetings.But the last time they played on hardcourts -- at the 2018 US Open quarter-finals -- it was a five-set marathon
The fifth seed, beaten by Nadal in the last two French Open finals, battled past the Spaniard 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) to deny him a crack at a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title.
He will now meet German seventh seed Zverev who shattered the dreams of veteran Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to book a maiden place in a Grand Slam last four.
It is to be noted that Rafael Nadal had a 9-4 record over Thiem and had beaten him in all their five previous Slam meetings.But the last time they played on hardcourts -- at the 2018 US Open quarter-finals -- it was a five-set marathon
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