Tennis - Australian Open - Quarter Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 29, 2020. Austria's Dominic Thiem celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Having flirted with Grand Slam glory for a number of years, Dominic Thiem took another confident step toward a maiden major title by turning the tables on nemesis Rafa Nadal at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Defeated by Nadal in the last two French Open finals, Thiem felled the world number one Spaniard 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena to book his first semi-final at Melbourne Park and first at a hardcourt Grand Slam.
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