The Spaniard is one victory away from a record 21st Grand Slam singles title.
The 35-year-old Spaniard advanced to the Australian Open final for a sixth time with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win Friday over Matteo Bini.
After recovering from injuries and a bout of carbon-19, Nadal arrived in Australia not knowing how long he would last. He has won six matches at the first Grand Slam of the year, after winning a title at a tune-up tournament.
Nadal will break the record of 20 majors he shared with Roger and Novak. He will become the fourth man in history to win all four of the Grand Slam titles at least twice.
He will play the winner of the later semifinal between the two U.S. Open winners.
The 500th win on a hard court for Nadal was his victory over Berrettini under a closed roof at Rod Laver Arena. He won the Australian Open title in 2009.
After another semifinal win, he only focused on adding a second.
The Australian Open is more important to Nadal than anything else. I had good chances in some finals.
I feel lucky that I won. I never thought about another chance in 2022.
Nadal broke the seventh-seeded Berrettini's opening service games in the first two sets and, after dropping the third, rallied to finish off in just under three hours. It was a relief after his 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217
The Big Three had a chance to break the stalemate in Australia, but only Nadal was able to do so. The tennis player missed the tournament to recover from knee surgery.
On the eve of the tournament, the nine-time Grand Slam winner was deported for failing to meet the country's strict COVID-19 vaccination criteria.
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