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Stefanos Tsitsipas completes stunning fightback to beat Rafael Nadal in Australian Open quarter-final
Stefanos Tsitsipas has pulled off a remarkable victory in the Australian Open quarter-finals, fighting back from two sets down to beat Rafael Nadal in an epic five-setter on Rod Laver Arena.
Key points:
- Tsitsipas defeated Nadal 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 7-5
- Nadal dropped serve in the 11th game of the fifth set, before Tsitsipas served for the match
- Tsitsipas will face Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals
Nadal appeared headed for a comfortable win when he led 6-3, 6-2, but the Greek fifth seed showed tremendous determination to force his way back into the contest by claiming the third and fourth sets.
The decisive moment of the fifth and final set came in the 11th game when Nadal dropped serve for only the second time in the match.
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