Rafael Nadal må vara i det närmaste oslagbar på Roland Garros, då han vunnit hela 16 finaler i Franska Öppna sedan 2005.
Men i den Grand Slam-turnering som inleder varje år, Australian Open, har det gått tyngre.
Har chans på titeln
Faktum är att han bara vunnit en titel där, 2009. Men nu har han chansen att få lyfta pokalen igen.
På fredagasmorgonen, svensk tid, besegrade han nämligen Matteo Berrettini med 3–1 i set, efter setsiffrorna 6–3, 6–2, 3–6 6–3.
Nadal, who after an injured 2021 fell to fifth place in the world rankings, impressed for most of the match.
- I think I started the match very well.
The first two sets were my best in a long time, he said in an interview on the track after the match.
Broke to 5-3
But after losing the fourth set, he was also pressured during large parts of the fourth.
But he then broke the Italian's serve and went up to 5-3.
He then held his serve and could with a big smile state that the victory was his.
- It means a lot to me to be in the final here again, says Nadal, whose final on Sunday will be his sixth in the tournament.
Vann 2009
If he wins the final, he will be the first to take home 21 Grand Slam titles.
- I am happy that I won here in 2009, and have never thought about the idea that I would get the chance to win again, he says.
In the final, the winner awaits between Stefanos Tsitispas and Daniil Medvedev.