Rafael Nadal’s bid for a 21st Grand Slam title has been crushed as Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas fought back from two sets down to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
Nadal was stunned as Tsitsipas claimed a 3-6 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 7-5 victory in Melbourne.
BBC Sports reports Tsitsipas who is 22-years-old broke out into a huge smile, almost in disbelief, after converting his third match point.
Tsitsipas will face Russia's Daniil Medvedev in Saturday's semifinal.
Fourth seed Medvedev beat Andrey Rublev to reach the last four at the Australian Open for the first time.
The 25-year-old won 7-5 6-3 6-2 as his childhood friend Rublev, who was seeded seventh, struggled in the 29C temperatures at Melbourne Park.
[Source: BBC Sports]
