Nadal crushes Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final
Australian Open 2019 |
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Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January |
Coverage: Live commentaries on the BBC Sport website, listen to Tennis Breakfast from 08:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and watch highlights on BBC TV and online. |
Second seed Rafael Nadal ended Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas’ captivating run at the Australian Open to reach his fifth final in Melbourne.
Nadal, 32, was in devastating form as he beat the 20-year-old 14th seed 6-2 6-4 6-0 in one hour and 46 minutes.
The Spaniard cracked 28 winners, breaking Tsitsipas’ serve six times and only facing one break point himself.
He will play either top seed Novak Djokovic or France’s Lucas Pouille in Sunday’s final – they meet on Friday.
Nadal, who won at Melbourne Park in 2009, is one more win away from winning all four Grand Slams at least twice – a feat which no other man has achieved in the Open era.
Serbia’s Djokovic is also chasing a slice of history as he bids for a record seventh men’s singles title, although he must first beat Grand Slam semi-final debutant Pouille.
You can follow the match on the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 live from 08:30 GMT.
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