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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal enters semi-finals; Indian duo Sania Mirza Rajeev Ram Knocked out of tournament

In Australian Open tennis tournament, the Spanish sixth seed Rafael Nadal beat Denis Shapovalov and entered the semifinals. Nadal won the hard-fought match 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 in 4 hours and 8 minutes. In an upset unseeded Madison Keys has knocked out fourth seed Barbora Krejickova. The American won the contest 6-3, 6-2. She returns to the Australian Open semifinals after 2015.

However there is a bad news for Indian sports lovers ,the mixed doubles team of Sania Mirza and Rajeev Ram   knocked out of the tournament, after they lost   against Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler 4-6, 6-7 in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

In the other Women’s Singles quarterfinals, top seed Ashleigh Barty will be locking horns with American Jessica Pegula this afternoon for a place in the last four.

Home favourite Barty defeated American Amanda Anisimova in the fourth round while 21st seed Pegula ease past fifth seed Maria Sakkari.

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