In the first game of the Australian Open men's singles semifinals, Nadal played against Berrettini. In the end, the two sides fought hard for four sets, and Nadal defeated his opponent 3-1 (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3) to advance to the final first, just one victory away from the 21st Grand Slam.
In the first set, although the score was 6-3, it seemed that the gap was quite large, in fact, Nadal also broke a set, because he was the starting side, and after the first protection, he broke Berrettini's first serve to take a 2-0 lead. The two sides then went into mutually secured mode until Nadal won the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Berrettini started, but his first two serves were not saved, and Nadal broke through the belt to take a 4-0 lead, which was greater than the first set. Subsequently, the two sides were mutually secured, and Nadal won another set 6-2 to take a 2-0 lead, just one step away from the final.
Berrettini always dropped the chain at the beginning of each set, and then did not have enough fierce counterattacks to play too much. On the other hand, this can also be seen in Nadal's old way, he first broke out with full force to get the break advantage, and then steadily retained this advantage, the opponent has no way to take him, and has not been broken at the end of the two sets.
In the third set, Berrettini started first, this time finally did not collapse again, and Nadal also successfully saved. In the third set, 40-40 draw, Berrettini still struggled to save the serve, and finally played a little momentum. Nadal also saved serve, and the two sides drew 2-2.
In the fifth set, after another 30-30, Berrettini saved a thrilling save. In the sixth set, Nadal took a 40-0 lead, successfully saved the serve, and the set was 3-3 draw, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war. Berrettini saved another set and took a 40-0 lead in Nadal's serve, finally breaking and taking it to the set 5-3. Subsequently, Berrettini successfully saved the serve, pulling back a city 6-3, and the big score was still 1-2 behind.
In the fourth set, the two sides saved each other in the first seven sets, and Nadal took a 4-3 lead. In the seventh set, Nadal forced out the break point 40-30, but unfortunately was not cashed in, 40-40 draw, and then Nadal took the lead again, this time successfully cashing in, ushering in the 5-3 service win. No problem, Nadal won straight, ending the full battle.