On 28 January, the Australian Open will enter its 12th matchday, and the men's singles semi-finals, which have attracted much attention on this matchday, will be contested. Nadal, Medvedev, Berrettini and Tsitsipas will compete for two places to reach the men's singles final of this year's Australian Open. All four are among the top 8 seeds of this year's Australian Open, and all have had experience in Grand Slam finals.
Nadal and Berrettini will meet in the first half. It was the 36th time in Nadal's career to play in a Grand Slam semi-final, after 35 semi-finals in which Nadal had 28 wins and a 80% win rate in the Grand Slam semifinals. The game also has a lot of significance for Nadal, and if he can beat Berrettini, he will win the 500th hardcourse tour of his career.
Berrettini was the first Italian player to reach the final four at the Australian Open, and his path to the final was not smooth, and in the quarter-finals, Berrettini narrowly defeated Monfils after a five-set battle. This match will be the second time in Berrettini's career against Nadal, who defeated Berrettini in three straight sets in the 2019 US Open semi-finals.
Another semi-final will be contested between No. 2 seed Medvedev and No. 4 seed Tsitsipas. After Djokovic missed the Australian Open, Medvedev was considered the biggest favourite to win the Australian Open. In the quarter-finals he staged a good two-for-three, earth-shattering victory over Aliassem, winning 12 consecutive Grand Slams and reaching the final four at the Australian Open for the second consecutive year.
Tsitsipas, the only player who did not play five sets in the quarter-finals, eliminated Italian Sina in three straight sets to reach the final four of the Australian Open. In the semi-finals, Tsitsipas will stage a Messi battle with Medvedev, who have met 8 times before, with Medvedev winning 6-2, including 3 Grand Slams and Medvedev 2 wins and 1 loss.