Nadal fights back to overcome old rival Federer

Rafael Nadal reached his fourth consecutive Grand Slam final after overcoming an early Roger Federer onslaught to again beat his old foe at the Australian Open today.

Rafael Nadal reached his fourth consecutive Grand Slam final after overcoming an early Roger Federer onslaught to again beat his old foe at the Australian Open today.

Federer came out firing but Nadal gradually wore him down to clinch a 6-7 (5/7) 6-2 7-6 (7/5) 6-4 win in three hours and 42 minutes and secure his place in Sunday night’s title decider against Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.

Federer versus Nadal remains one of sport’s great rivalries and this was another classic – both players slugging it out until Nadal broke crucially for a 5-4 fourth-set lead before serving it out.

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