The meeting lasted 4 hours 10 minutes and ended with the score 6: 7 (3: 7), 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 4, 6: 7 (6: 8).

Thus, the fifth racket of the world goes to the semifinals, in which it will play with the representative of Germany Alexander Zverev.

Nadal is the leader of the ATP ranking and winner of the Australian Open 2009.

Previously, Zverev defeated Stan Wavrinka and reached the Australian Open semifinal.