Stretching the game to long rallies again, he will serve for the match.Ĥth set 4-3 Nadal is showing how he won those 20 Major titles. The Spanish is playing deeper and deeper from the baseline a strategy that worked like a peach against Shapovalov in the quarterfinals and works here too as he breaks the Italian to go 5-3 up. Do follow our Live coverage of that match as well.Ĥth set 5-3 Nadal's return position has changed in response to Berrettini's increasing serve speed. The 20-time Grand Slam champions now await the winner of the second semifinal between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas (scheduled at 2 PM IST). Berrettini deserves praises as well as he came back hard in the game but Nadal used his years of experience to thwart the Italian challenge.

_ Match HighlightsĤth set 6-3 Rafa does it! Takes the match 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Australian Open final for the sixth time in his career. Head-to-head Nadal and Berrettini have faced each other once at the 2019 US Open semifinal, where the Spanish star won in straight sets.1st set Nadal broke Berrettini early in the set and forced the game into long rallies to take the first set with little discomfort.2nd set Nadal turned further bullies and dominated the 2nd set against a struggling Berrettini, who struggled to get his act together.This soon brought confidence as he broke Rafa's service late and soon took the set to take the game into the fourth set. 3rd set Berrettitni returned to the basics as he first worked on holding on to his serve.It soon paid divided as Nadal broke the Italian in the 8th game of the set and then hold on to his serve to reach his sixth Australian Open final. 4th set Nadal used his years of experience and played deep from the baseline to deal with the increasing serve speed of Berrettini.Nadal vs Berrettini Live Streaming Details: How and when to watch the 2022 Australian Open semifinal Match Progress Rafael Nadal exults after winning a point against Matteo Berrettini during Australian Open 2022 semifinals in Melbourne on Friday. Follow us on Image Source : DARRIAN TRAYNOR/GETTY IMAGES

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