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Rafael Nadal cruises into Australian Open semifinal
Rafael Nadal has made it to the semifinal of the ongoing Australian Open after cruising past Frances Tiafoe in their round of 16 clash on Tuesday.
The Second seed Nadal eased past the unseeded American 6-3 6-4 6-2 to keep hope alive of winning all four Grand Slams for a second time.
“I had some troubles in this event last year. To be back into the semi-finals means everything to me.I want to say thank you very very much to everybody. To be able to play here is always special,” Nadal said after the win.
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“I said a couple of rounds ago the young guys can wait a little bit, but it looks like they don’t want to wait! They are there now.
“It’s going to be a great year in terms of sharing generations that make this sport special. that will be interesting. Let’s see what happens.”
The 17-time Grand Slam champion will play Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last four after the 20-year-old Greek beat Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut.
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