On January 28, Beijing time, the Australian Open men's singles semifinals competition began, and the No. 6 seed Nadal and the No. 7 seed Berrettini met. The two sides had previously met once in the 2019 US Open semi-finals, with Nadal winning the match in three straight sets. Nadal was also even better in today's match, beating Berrettini in four sets to advance to a Grand Slam final for the 29th time in his career.
Nadal served first in the first set, breaking in the second set. In the 9th set, Nadal took the serve to win the set and he cashed in on the 4th set to win the first set 6-3.
Nadal broke from the start of the second set and he held a 2-0 lead in the second set. Nadal broke again in the 3rd set and Nadal took a 4-0 lead after successfully holding the serve in the 4th set. After that, both sides saved the set, and Nadal won the second set 6-2 after the 8th set.
In the first seven sets of the third set, both sides saved the serves, and in the eighth set, Berrettini broke through the service set in Nadal to take a 5-3 lead. In the 9th inning, Berrettini love game saved the game and won the third set 6-3.
In the fourth set, the two sides saved the first seven sets of the match, and Nadal took a 4-3 lead. In the 8th set, Nadal completed a key break and led 5-3 to win the set. In the 9th set, Nadal managed to save his serve and won the fourth set 6-3.
In the end, after a fierce battle in four sets, the No. 6 seed Nadal defeated the No. 7 seed Berrettini 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the men's singles final of this year's Australian Open. It was Nadal's sixth career final at the Australian Open and his 29th Grand Slam final. The match was Nadal's 500th victory on the Hardcourse Tour, and he was just one step away from his 21st Grand Slam title. In the final, Nadal will face the winner between Medvedev and Tsitsipas.