Melbourne: Rafael Nadal stood up a win away from the 21st record of the Grand Slam title after beating Italia’s seventh seed Matteo studied 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Australian Open final.
Winning for Nadal in Sunday’s final against Danil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitipas will break the three-way tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer and give him record ownership for most of the title of the Single Grand Slam.
With a bucket of rain outside, the 35-year-old Nadal made a quick start under a closed roof from the Rod Laver Arena and took control by breaking the Wimbledon finalist served by a study at the beginning of each of the first two sets.
This is the final #Ausopen six for @rafaelnadal 🙌 He is longer than Matteo studied in 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 thriller 👏 …
https://t.co/Vow2irujk- #Ausopen (@AustralianOpen) 1643352168000berretTini Finally came alive in the third and began to force Nadal back with his forehand, the break serving forced the fourth set.
Grazie, @mattberrettini ❤️congratulation on two extraordinary weeks 👏 #Ausopen · # AO2022 https://t.co/N6ATQdanFL- #Ausopen (@AustralianOpen) 1643352495000Karang Spain gets a crucial break in the eighth game and the other errors allowed Nadal to change The first match point after the battle that lasts two hours and 55 minutes.
“For me, it’s all about the Australian Open.” @RafaelNadal · #Ausopen · # AO2022 https://t.co/FvpkNmunay- #Ausopen (@AustralianOpen) 1643352945000Signing on for grand slam final no.2️⃣9️⃣ @rafaelNadal · #Ausopen · # a./t.co/eqikklgwz2 – # AusoPen (@australianopen) 1643353051000The Merciful in Melbourne Now 😁 @ rafaelnadal · #Ausopen · # A.422 https://t.co/9ekD9Pr4T- #AusoPen (@AustralianOpen) 1643353199000