Rafa Nadal, No. 1 in the world, leaves the Australian Open, eliminated in the quarterfinals by Dominic Thiem.
The Austrian won four sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, after 4 hours and 13 minutes of play. Thiem's next opponent, n.5 Atp, will be the German Alexander Zverev, n.7, who in turn had beaten the comeback, in 4 sets, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka with the score of 1-6, 6-3, 6 -4, 6-2. For Zverev it is the first time in the semifinals of Melbourne, as well as a Slam.
"We have seen a high level tennis and I have not played badly - Nadal said after the match - More than for my demerit, I think the defeat is due to the fact that Dominic was very good. Nothing to say, he only played well. So, congratulations to him. "
The women's tournament
In the women's tournament continues the rise of the Spanish Garbine Muguruza. The former world number 1 reached his first semifinal at the Australian Open thanks to the 7-5, 6-3 on the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Between the Spanish and the final there is now the Romanian Simona Halep, who dominated the Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-1, 6-1.
In the other semifinal, the world's No. 1 will face off and house idol Ashleigh Barty and the American Sofia Kenin.