14.-unseeded Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open, but in the semi-final against Rafael Nadal, there was nothing to put up.
the Spaniard was in control throughout the match against the Greek surprise and won 6-2, 6-4, 6-0.
He is now in his fifth final in the grand slam tournament, which he has won once. Nadal was the last in the final in 2017, where he lost to Federer.
The andenseedede spaniard in the final encounter serb Novak Djokovic or French Lucas Pouille, who compete for a finalebillet Friday.
I played well, which I have done through the entire tournament. I think I have done more good things in all the fighting, and I did it again, said Nadal, according to AFP.
– It is not easy to come back after four-five months and play, as I do, saith the spaniard, playing his first tournament since the US Open.
Before Thursday’s match had Nadal not given a set in this year’s first grand slam tournament. And the style he continued against Tsitsipas.
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Nadal won in confident style of Tsitsipas. Photo: Adnan Abidi.
Nadal was completely sovereign in its own servepartier, and when he at the same time utilised two out of two breakbolde, took the spaniard the first set in a secure manner.
There was also no doubt about the outcome of the second set. The Greek did what he could, but Nadal was simply too good.
Again he held Tsitsipas far from servegennembrud. Nadal won 12 of the 14 points, which he set førsteserven. Nor andenserven, there was much to do for the Greek.
A single servegennembrud for the position 5-4 was enough for Nadal, which even spill kit home.
In the third set we actually did it Tsitsipas to tilspille a breakbold. But first, since Nadal had come in front of the 5-0, and the only remaining question was whether the spaniard would be handing out eggs.
Nadal fending off and took the set 6-0. Now waiting for a possible mass meeting with Djokovic. The two have met each other all 52 times. 27 of the showdown ended with the victory Djokovic.
