Defending champion Milos Raonic beat former world number one Rafa Nadal in three sets on Friday Jan 06,2017 to reach the Brisbane International semi-finals.
The big-serving Canadian blasted 50 winners, including 23 aces, to overcome the Spaniard 4-6 6-3 6-4 and set up a last-four clash with seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov
Returning from a wrist injury, Nadal took the first set but momentum swung at 3-3 in the second when Raonic claimed four straight games.
Raonic capitalised on an early break in the decider and served out to book a semi-final against Dimitrov who beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3 4-6 6-3.
Raonic fired down 19 more aces than Nadal.
"It was a great match and I'm very happy with myself, how I competed against such a great player and competitor as Rafa," Raonic said
"That's six games I got for myself without having to run too much, which is very generous of myself," he added.
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