Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - 23/1/17 Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his Men's singles fourth round match against France's Gael Monfils. REUTERS/Jason Reed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal returned to the grand slam big-time by weathering a furious Gael Monfils fightback to win 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday.
Former champion Nadal had not reached the last eight in a major since the 2015 French Open, so he celebrated wildly after closing out the two-hour 56-minute clash at a packed Rod Laver Arena.
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