Timeless Nadal crushes another youth rebellion


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 24 Jan 2019

Tennis - Australian Open - Semi-final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 24, 2019. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning the match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. REUTERS/Aly Song

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - No tennis for four months, no problem for Rafa Nadal.

Only weeks after worrying that his Australian Open might be in jeopardy, the Spaniard charged into his fifth Melbourne final with a 6-2 6-4 6-0 demolition of 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas on Thursday.

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