Rafael Nadal's drive towards a 17th Grand Slam title came to a shuddering injury-induced halt Tuesday on a day of Australian Open upsets that saw unseeded Kyle Edmund and Elise Mertens make the semi-finals. Spain's Rafael Nadal receives medical attention during their men's singles quarter-finals match against Croatia's Marin Cilic on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 23, 2018. "I am a positive person, but today is an opportunity lost to be in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam and fight for an important title for me." There were no such troubles for Edmund against Dimitrov, as he became only the fourth British man to reach the Australian Open semi-finals in the post-1968 Open Era. She was too physical for Svitolina as she stormed into the semis, incredibly on her Australian Open debut.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 23, 2018 15:00 UTC