Playing his familiar brand of court-covering, ball-bashing, opponent-frustrating tennis, Nadal claimed 20 of his first 23 service points and saved the only two break chances he faced, ending American Frances Tiafoe's best Grand Slam run with a dominating 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory Tuesday night. Nadal, 32, reached his 30th major semifinal and prevented Tiafoe from getting to his first, two days after he turned 21. I knew if he got hold of a forehand, it was going to be barbecued chicken," Tiafoe said. Entering this year's Australian Open, the 39th-ranked Tiafoe had never been past the third round at a major. Asked about all of these kids trying to elbow their way to the top of tennis, Nadal smiled and said: "They can wait a little bit."

Source: ABC News January 22, 2019 12:30 UTC