Tennis - Australian Open - Quarter Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 29, 2020. Austria's Dominic Thiem with Spain's Rafael Nadal after winning their quarter final match. REUTERS/Issei Kato
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Dominic Thiem ended six years of Grand Slam frustration against Rafa Nadal on Wednesday with a seismic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) upset that booked his maiden Australian Open semi-final and rocked the old guard of men's tennis.
After pulling off a nerve-shredding win that quashed doubts about his prowess on hardcourts, the 26-year-old Austrian will face Alexander Zverev for a place in the final, a match-up scarcely imaginable at the start of the tournament.
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