Tsitsipas advanced to the semis here in much easier fashion, beating Jannick Sinner in straight sets in an afternoon quarterfinal. The 25-year-old Russian has a 6-2 lead in career meetings with Tsitsipas, although the Greek player beat Medvedev in straight sets the last time they met in last year's French Open quarterfinals. Open champion Medvedev will have to overcome the fatigue from a late-night, 4 hour, 42-minute, five-set comeback win over Felix Auger-Aliassime on Wednesday. Nadal gives a decade in age to Berrettini - 35 to 25. Berrettini has matured since, having lost the Wimbledon final last year to Djokovic in four sets.

The pair have only played once - Nadal beat the Italian in the semifinals of the 2019 U.S. 'I need to play my 100% and my highest level if I want to keep having chances to fight, to be competitive, and to try to be in the final.' 'Matteo, he's one of the best players of the world,' Nadal said.

Nadal spoke highly of Berrettini, among the players like Tsitsipas and Shapovalov who could replace the Big Three who have dominated the sport for nearly 20 years. the only thing that says is that we share an amazing part of the history of our sport, and for me it's a real honor to be part of it.' 'For me, the fact that we are equal at 20. 'I don't believe that my happiness, my future happiness is going to depend on if I achieve one more Grand Slam than the others, or if the others achieve more Grand Slams than me,' Nadal said. Medvedev won last year's semifinal, then lost to Djokovic in the final.Īfter Nadal's tough five-set win over Denis Shapovalov on Tuesday, he looked to take away some of the pressure of that 21st major. In the other semifinal, Daniil Medvedev plays Stefanos Tsitsipas in a rematch of their 2021 Australian Open semifinal. He's tied for the record of 20 with Roger Federer, who is recovering from right knee surgery, and Novak Djokovic, who was deported from Australia on the eve of the tournament following an 11-day visa saga over his decision not to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Nadal plays Matteo Berrettini in one semifinal on Friday at Melbourne Park, knowing he's potentially two match wins from a 21st major title.

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