Spanish tennis participant Rafael Nadal on Wednesday bowed out of the Australian Open after struggling a defeat within the quarter-finals towards Stefanos Tsitsipas. Greece`s Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Nadal 3-6, 2-6 7-6, 6-4, 7-5 on the Rod Laver Enviornment on Wednesday and because of this, he has progressed to the semi-finals of the continued Grand Slam.
Tsitsipas will subsequent lock horns towards Daniil Medvedev within the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
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The Spaniard was seen at his impeccable finest within the first set and this compelled Tsitsipas to play catch-up and in the long run, Nadal stormed to a straightforward 6-3 win. An analogous story unfolded within the second set and Nadal carried on together with his momentum, successful the second set 6-2 and because of this, the world quantity two was only one extra set away from progressing to the semi-finals.
Tsitsipas supplied extra of a problem within the third set, and it went right into a tie-breaker, and the Greek managed to win it, sending the match into the fourth set.
The Greek then continued together with his momentum and he made a cost within the fourth set, successful it 6-4 and because of this, the match went into the fifth and ultimate set.
With all the things to play for within the ultimate set, each Nadal and Tsitsipas placed on a masterclass and in the long run, Tsitsipas managed to emerge triumphant, sending the Spaniard out of the match. Earlier within the day, Russian tennis participant Medvedev defeated compatriot Andrey Rublev to sail into the semi-finals of the continued Australian Open.
Medvedev sealed the 125-minute lengthy match after a victory over Rublev 7-5 6-3 6-2. Medvedev, who has by no means misplaced to Rublev in 4 conferences, created the primary breakpoint of the match within the fourth sport.Â