Rafael Nadal plays a backhand return to Frances Tiafoe during their men's singles quarter-final match on day nine of the Australian Open in Melbourne Tuesday AFPHighlights of Tuesday's ninth day of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the yearRafa Nadal cruised into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a clinical straight sets demolition of young American Frances Tiafoe. Rafael Nadal beats Frances Tiafoe in straight sets to reach the #ausopen semi-final. CLINICAL NADAL SEES OFF TIAFOE IN STRAIGHT SETSSecond seed Rafa Nadal eased into the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over unseeded American Frances Tiafoe. @Petra_Kvitova is into her first Slam semifinal since a knife stabbing incident in late 2016 sidelined her from the sport. Who's into their first Grand Slam semifinal?

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 22, 2019 17:09 UTC