On January 25, Beijing time, the australian open men's singles 1/4 final in the first half of the game has begun, in the afternoon game, Nadal spent 4 hours and 08 minutes, in the first 2 sets and then lost 2 sets in a row, successfully won the decider, with 6-3/ 6-4 / 4 - 6 / 3 -6 / 6 - 6- 3, a big score of 3-2 narrowly won the 14th seed of the tournament, 22-year-old Canadian youngster Shapovalov, the seventh time in his career to advance to the Australian Open men's singles final four.
In the second quarter-final, the No. 7 seed, Italy's Berrettini, played against the 17th seed, the 35-year-old French veteran Monfils. Berrettini, 25, is now seventh in the world in men's singles. So far, it has won 5 singles titles. Since playing at the Grand Slam in 2018, he has achieved his best results in four seasons last season – the Australian Open first round 4, the French Open first round of 8, Wimbledon, Grand Slam first final, and the US Open is also the second time to reach the quarterfinals.
The match started, the first set, and the first four sets were saved by both sides. In the 5th set, Berrettini scored four straight goals to take the lead and take a 4-2 lead after saving four straight goals. Since then, the two sides have been protected for each of the three innings. In the 10th set, After saving one break point and missing one set, Berrettini won the set to win the set 6-4.
In the second set, the competition between the two sides was very fierce, monfils saved 3 break points, missed 2 set points, and struggled to save. After the two sides saved their own serves, in the 4th set, Berrettini saved 3 break points and missed 8 set points, and it was difficult to save. After each side saved their serves, in the 7th set, Berrettini took the lead in breaking. The next three sets were saved by both sides, and the Italian won another set 6-4.
In the third set, both sides saved their own serves in the first five sets, after which Monfils took a 5-2 lead. Both sides then saved their own serves, with Monfils pulling back a set 6-3 after missing a set. In the fourth set, the two sides each saved the first four sets, and in the fifth set, Monfils took the lead after saving 1 set point, and after missing 1 set point to save, he took a 4-2 lead. After each side missed 1 set to save, in the 9th set, Monfils saved 4 innings and missed 4 sets, took the break to win the set, and pulled another set 6-3.
The match dragged into the decider, where Berrettini missed a break point and took the lead. He broke again in the 3rd set and after a successful save, he took a 4-0 lead. Thereafter, both sides have maintained their own issuance. After missing two match points and winning the match, Berrettini won another set 6-2, narrowly winning 3-2 to advance to the round of 4.
In this way, Berrettini reached the Australian Open semi-final four for the first time in his career and reached the final four of the Grand Slam for the third time, and he will compete with Nadal for the right to the final. In addition, Berrettini is also the first Italian player in the history of tennis to reach the final four of the men's singles of the Australian Open. However, the two men's singles quarter-finals in the first half were won and lost through the decider. Shapovalov and Monfils both stubbornly tied in the face of a 2-0 deficit in the big score, and finally lost the defeat. The next two more quarter-finals, are you looking forward to it?