Media playback is not supported on this device Australian Open: Dominic Thiem stuns Rafael Nadal to reach semi finals2020 Australian Open Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 20 January to 2 February Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and online; Live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app; Watch highlights on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Top seed Rafael Nadal was denied a place in the Australian Open semi-finals as Austria's Dominic Thiem rattled the Spaniard with a powerful display to win a four-set thriller. But Thiem regrouped to win the third tie-break of a thrilling contest against the 19-time Grand Slam champion. "That was a special situation for me, serving against Rafa for a place in the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time. Still unhappy about the incident, Nadal spoke to the tournament supervisor Andreas Egli and later had another disagreement with Tourte over not being allowed to challenge a Thiem serve.
Source: BBC January 29, 2020 12:57 UTC