Sydney - Sana
Spaniard Rafael Nadal qualified for the semi-finals of the Australian Open tennis championship after defeating British Cameron Nouri by three clean sets in the third round today.
The 34-year-old Spanish star decided the game in his favor in three groups without a response, by 7-5, 6-2, 7-5, to revive his hopes of achieving a second title in Australia after the first in 2009, which would allow him to be alone in the record for the Grand Slam championships with 21 titles beating the Swiss Roger Federer is absent from the competition.
In the next round, Nadal will face Italian Fabio Funini, the winner over Australian Alex de Minor.