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Nadal edges classic to reach Federer final

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action during his men’s singles semi-final match against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on January  二 七. EPA/VNA Photo

MELBOURNE — Rafael Nadal set up an Australian Open final against his great rival Roger Federer after edging Grigor Dimitrov in a classic five-set semi-final which stretched for nearly five hours on Friday.

Nadal pulled off one of his greatest victories in denying Bulgaria’s Dimitrov,  六- 三,  五- 七,  七- 六 ( 七/ 五),  六- 七 ( 四/ 七),  六- 四 in four hours and  五 六 minutes in front of a rocking Rod Laver Arena crowd.

Nadal showed his incredible fighting qualities to claw back from 0- 三0 down in the ninth game of the final set to break Dimitrov’s serve with two tremendous chases to put away the winning volley to lead  五- 四.

Dimitrov bravely saved two match points as Nadal served out for the match before the Spaniard clinched victory, sinking to his knees in relief and jubilation.

Nadal said it was a "privilege"大众to face Federer in their ninth final, and first since the  二0 一 一 French Open.

"It’s a very special thing, I think for both of us to be in the final of a major again and have another chance to compete with each other again after a couple of years having some problems,公众he said.

"I think both of us never thought we were going to be here again in the final of the Australian Open."

Nadal, who downed Federer in the  二00 九 final, won through to his fourth Australian Open final and his  二 一st Grand Slam final. He leads Federer leads  六- 二 in their major finals.

The  三0-year-old Spaniard has been out of the Grand Slam limelight since his last title success at Roland Garros in  二0 一 四, as injuries sidetracked his glorious career.

Nadal is bidding to win his second Australian Open title and become the first man in the Open Era -- and only the third man in history -- to win each of the four Grand Slam titles twice.

Nadal and Dimitrov played each other to a standstill in Friday’s epic, with two tiebreakers going either way in a semi-final that ran well past midnight. 

Federer, who beat fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in Thursday’s first semi-final, was watching on with relish as his rival in Sunday’s final was taken the distance in a draining physical battle.

The last time both men’s semi-finals went to five sets at any Slam was at  二00 九 Roland Garros, when Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro and Robin Soderling defeated Fernando Gonzalez.

Safarova, Mattek-Sands dance to doubles title

Second seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova took out the women’s doubles title on Friday to be crowned Grand Slam champions for a fourth time.

The American-Czech pairing battled past  一 二th-seeded Andrea Hlavackova, also from the Czech Republic, and China’s Peng Shuai  六- 七 ( 四/ 七),  六- 三,  六- 三 on Rod Laver Arena.

Mattek-Sands and Safarova got the decisive break in the fourth game of the deciding set to go  三- 一 up after Hlavackova sent down a double fault.

There was no looking back, with Mattek-Sands clinching the title with a volley as they jumped for joy and then celebrated with a dance routine in front of the trophy.

It was their fourth major title together, and ninth overall, after winning at Melbourne and Roland Garros in  二0 一 五 and at the US Open last year. — AFP

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (right) of the US and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic kiss their trophy after winning the women’s doubles final against Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic and Peng Shuai of China at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on January  二 七. Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic won  二- 一. — XINHUA/VNA Photo

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