Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic celebrates after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in their men's singles quarter-final match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Nobody, but nobody, beats Tomas Berdych 18 times in succession. Not even world number three Rafa Nadal.
The Czech seventh seed advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a clinical 6-2 6-0 7-6(5) victory over the 14-times grand slam champion to end his own personal streak at 17, tied for the record as the longest losing streak to another player on the ATP Tour.
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