Rafa Nadal takes on Dominic Thiem for a spot in the semifinal (Source: AP)
Australian Open 2020, Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem: Dominic Thiem ended six-1year of Grand Slam frustration against Rafa Nadal on Wednesday with a seismic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) upset that booked his maiden Australian Open semi-final and rocked the old guard of men’s tennis.
After a win that quashed doubts about the Austrian’s prowess on hardcourts, the 26-year-old will face Alex Zverev for a place in the final, a match-up scarcely imaginable at the start of the tournament. (Reuters)
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Fourth set: Nadal 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 6-6 Thiem A fantastic crosscourt backhand pass from Thiem flicks the net cord again. It’s another match point – and this time he’s got it. Nadal is beaten and is knocked out of the Australian Open.
Nadal prolonged his quarterfinal match against Dominic Thiem at Melbourne Park to a fourth set by taking the third by a 6-4 score. Thiem had earned each of the first two sets in tiebreakers.
Rafael Nadal needs a big comeback at Melbourne Park after dropping the first two sets of his quarterfinal against Dominic Thiem. The two sets were quite similar: Nadal went ahead in each with a service break before getting broken back and seeing Thiem take a tiebreaker. The score so far is 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4). They already have played more than two hours.
Thiem is not letting this game go. Giving Nadal a run for his money. He lands a couple of first serves and he’s guaranteed at least another tiebreak.
Nadal’s with a couple of errors that allows Thiem to take charge and soar to a 40-0 lead. Nadal then tries to come back with a backhand but fails to do so and has contend with dropping the game. A service game is next for Nadal.
The first long exchange in some time arrives at 15-15, and it ends Thiem’s way, the Austrian repelling some massive topspinning forehands from Nadal before edging into court and fizzing that majestic backhand down the line. Another scintillating rally follows until Nadal finds the winner.
Nadal's shot runs into the net as he loses game to Thiem's speed again . The Spaniard, however, did not lose a single point to win the next game. It is getting aggressive out there.
After Thiem dropped only one point on his opening serve of this set, Nadal responds by not dropping a single point on that service game.
Dominic Thiem takes the gruelling first set against Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) in 67 minutes. The Austrian now leads 1-0 after saving one set point. Looks like we are in for another long quarterfinal
Just when Nadal looked set to rush towards claiming the first set, Thiem responded with four first serves, including two aces, all wide to Rafa’s forehand
Great comeback by Thiem in the first set. What a match underway. Nadal is sweating and complaining about shot clock. Thiem spots a forehand into the corner to steal a 40-15 lead and the set is level at 5-5.
Thiem is facing the heat now. Nadal seals the break with the most sensational, perfectly-flighted lob. Brilliant play from the Spaniard
Nadal holds butThiem uses speed to his best advantage. He has not dropped just one point on his serve in three games. Opening set level at 3-3.
Nadal snatched the lead back with a sensational 25-shot rally, which ended with an unforced error from Dominic Thiem, who got back in the next game by holding on to love again
Nadal does well to take the first game of the opening set but two unforced errors by him costs him the second. Match stands level at 1-1.
Nadal takes the court against Thiem as the two fight for semifinal spot against Zverev. Nadal serves first
Nadal's quarterfinal match is scheduled to take place at 2pm IST. Stay tuned for live updates of the match which will decide Zverev's semifinal opponent
Alexander Zverev becomes the first German to make it to a Grand Slam semifinal since 2009. He comes from a set down to defeat Wawrinka 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2.
Zverev finishes what he started in the third set, taking it 6-4 to lead Wawrinka two sets to one. The momentum of the game has shifted. Zverev has made 79% of first serves through three sets.
Big turnaround: Zverev won 100% of his first serves and went from 10 unforced errors in the opening set to just 2 in the second. He won the second set 6-3.
Alexander Zverev took on Stan Warinka in the Australian Open quarterfinal on Wednesday hoping he would maintain his straight set record. The German, however, went down in the first set 6-1. Seventh seed Zverev, who won the 2018 season-ending ATP Finals, has not been beyond the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam but the 22-year-old began the quarters with confidence, taking the first set in only 24 minutes.
Garbine Muguruza stormed back into the Grand Slam big time with a 7-5 6-3 win over Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Wednesday. The twice Grand Slam champion will meet former finalist Simona Halep on Thursday for a place in Saturday's final
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