Thiem stuns Nadal, advances to semi-finals of Australia Open

Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem stunned World Number one Rafael Nadal on Wednesday and booked his spot in the semifinals of the Australian Open.

Thiem defeated Nadal in a thrilling four-set match 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in a match that lasted for four hours and 10 minutes.

With this win, World Number 5 has advanced to his first-ever Australian Open semifinal.

In the first set, both players played aggressively but no player was able to gain an upper hand over other as the set went into a tiebreak. Thiem held his nerves and clinched the set 7-6 in 67 minutes.

The second set was no different than the first as Thiem claimed the second set 7-6 in 79 minutes. However, Nadal bounced back took the third set 6-4. Austrian came back and clinched the fourth set 7-6.

Earlier today, German tennis player Alexander Zverev progressed to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Zverev outclassed Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal.