This is only the second time that Nadal has lost a grand slam match after leading two sets to nothing.
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World number 2 Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the Australian Open quarterfinal by Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas after an absolutely insane five-set match.
Crazy because the Spaniard, in control, perfectly mastered the match and led two sets to nothing.
Until his opponent activates the warrior mode and does three rounds of a breathtaking level to finally win 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 7-5 in 4:05.
Remember Fognini in 2015
To measure the extent of Tsitsipas's feat, remember that this is only the third time in Mallorcan's career that he has let a match slip away after winning the first two sets.
The second time in a grand slam after his loss to Fabio Fognini in 2015 at the US Open.
In the half, the world number 6 will face the Russian Daniil Medvedev, who fell from Rublev a little earlier.
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