#AusOpen: Nadal sweeps aside Australian teenager, De Minaur

Second seed Rafael Nadal booked his place in the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open by beating home teenager Alex de Minaur in little over two hours.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion dominated on serve and won 6-1 6-2 6-4 in their third-round match in Melbourne.

Nadal, 32, is aiming to become the first man in the Open era to win all four Grand Slams twice.

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“He’s a big fighter and super quick. I played a great game until 40-0,” Nadal said.

“I played a solid match and want to congratulate Alex for a great start to the season. I think he has a great future.”

Nadal, who won the Australian Open in 2009, will face unseeded Czech Tomas Berdych in the last 16 on Sunday.

Berdych, world number 57, fought back to beat Argentine 18th seed Diego Schwartzman in his third-round match earlier.

 

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