Rafael Nadal produced a brilliant performance to reach the Australian Open final for the first time since 2014. Here are the top five quotes by Rafael Nadal after his thrilling victory –On semifinal vs Dimitrov: These kinds of matches destroy your body but that’s tennis, and that’s special. The crowd was just amazing.”On playing Federer: I feel that this rivalry is talked about outside the tennis world and that is good for our sport. On his and Federer’s resurgent form: It’s special to play with Roger again in the final of a Grand Slam. I’m very happy for me, and very happy for him (Federer), because we are going to be in a very nice moment.

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2017 15:40 UTC