That was a tough moment," said Rafa Nadal. So having edged Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 in a nerve-shredding marathon to reach his first grand slam final since the 2014 French Open, an exhausted Nadal allowed himself to reflect on a "tough" year. That was a tough moment." The 30-year-old will bid for a 15th grand slam title, with 35-year-old Federer going for his 18th. Nadal has a 6-2 winning record against Federer in grand slam finals but the Spaniard dismissed it as irrelevant.

Source: dna January 27, 2017 15:35 UTC