Tsitsipas beat Federer in four sets in the fourth round Sunday and promised to "do something good" against Nadal in a highly-anticipated semifinal, but the Spaniard was too powerful for the Greek, giving him little opportunity to become only the third man to beat both Federer and Nadal at a major.
The semifinal was as comfortable for Nadal as the 6-2 6-4 0-0 scoreline suggests. The 17-time grand slam champion served brilliantly — he has yet to drop a set in this tournament — to progress to a 26th grand slam final of a remarkable career, four short of Federer's all-time record.
On current form, Nadal will prove to be a formidable foe in the final for either Novak Djokovic or Lucas Rouille, who will play each other Friday in the other men's semifinal.
More to follow.
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