Rafa Nadal stood one win away from a males’s file twenty first Grand Slam title after overpowering Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Friday to achieve the Australian Open remaining.
A win for Nadal in Sunday’s remaining in opposition to both Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas will break a three-way tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer and provides him sole possession of the file for many Grand Slam singles titles.
With rain bucketing down exterior, the 35-year-old Nadal made a quick begin beneath the closed roof of the Rod Laver Enviornment and took management by breaking Wimbledon finalist Berrettini’s serve early in every of the primary two units.
Berrettini lastly got here alive within the third and began forcing Nadal again along with his forehands, a break of serve forcing a fourth set.
The Spaniard acquired the essential break within the eighth recreation because the Italian’s unforced errors elevated and one other mistake allowed Nadal to transform his first match level after a battle that lasted two hours and 55 minutes.
(Reuters)