Top seed Rafael Nadal was denied a place in the Australian Open semi-finals as Austria's Dominic Thiem rattled the Spaniard with a powerful display to win a four-set thriller.
What a warrior this man is.@RafaelNadal | #AusOpenpic.twitter.com/IodNN4FEbw
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Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal denied a place in the Australian Open semi-finals after Austria's Dominic Thiem rattled him with a powerful display to win a four-set thriller.
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Fifth seed Thiem, 26, won 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 7-6 (8-6) in Melbourne.#australiaopen pic.twitter.com/XZoAf77NbJ
Fifth seed Thiem beaten by Nadal in the past two French Open finals, missed two match points before taking a third to win in four hours and 10 minutes.
He will now face Germany's Alexander Zverev in the semi-final
