Since Wimbledon ended last July, there's been so much discussion in tennis about the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles. The focus has been almost entirely on Novak Djokovic's bid; almost none of it on Rafael Nadal.

21 or 2/2? Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev fight for history in Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal stands just one step away from creating history after defeating Matteo Berrettini in the semi-final of the Australian Open 2022 on Friday (January 28).

Rafael Nadal beats Matteo Berrettini to enter Australian Open final, closes in on record 21st Grand Slam

On Friday (January 28), the two semi-finals of the men's singles took place in the Australian Open, in Melbourne. While Rafael Nadal beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini in four sets, Russia's Daniil Medvedev went past Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas to setup a riveting final face-off with the Spaniard.

Aus Open: How can you be so bad? Daniil Medvedev slams chair umpire during Stefanos Tsitsipas face-off - Watch

The world number two Daniil Medvedev on Friday quipped that Novak Djokovic will be watching Sunday`s Australian Open final as the Russian takes on Rafael Nadal in the summit clash.

Djokovic will be watching the Australian Open final, says Medvedev after booking clash with Nadal

On Friday (January 28), the two men's singles semi-finals of the Australian Open will be held in Melbourne. While Rafael Nadal will take on Italy's Matteo Berretini in the first semi-final, Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas will lock horns with Daniil Medvedev in the second semi-final later in the day.

EXCLUSIVE | Nandan Bal opines on Aus Open men's singles' semi-final fixtures, hints at mega event's winner

Daniil Medvedev will play Rafa Nadal for the Australian Open title on Sunday after a stirring victory over Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final on Friday.

Aus Open: Daniil Medvedev takes down Stefanos Tsitsipas, sets up final clash vs Rafael Nadal

France`s Kristina Mladenovic and Croatian Ivan Dodig swept to a 6-3 6-4 victory against local duo Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler to claim the Australian Open mixed doubles crown at Melbourne Park on Friday.

Australian Open 2022: Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodig bag mixed-doubles crown

Ash Barty ended a long drought by reaching the Australian Open final with a 6-1, 6-3 win over unseeded Madison Keys. She still has one to go. Barty is the first Australian woman to reach the singles final of her home Grand Slam tournament since Wendy Turnbull in 1980.

Australian Open: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty beats Madison Keys to reach final, achieves elite feat

Ashleigh Barty is set to compete with America's Madison Keys in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2022 in the women's singles category. Ahead of the mouth-watering clash, the Aussie star showcased her cricketing skills on the sidelines of the showpiece event Down Under.

WATCH: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty shows off her cricketing skills ahead of Aus Open semi-finals

Top seed Daniil Medvedev battled back from two sets down and saved a match point against Canada`s Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the Australian Open semi-finals with a 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 victory on Wednesday.

Australian Open: Daniil Medvedev edges past Felix Auger-Aliassime in riveting battle, enters semis

Madison Keys faces the biggest test of her resurgence when she meets Ash Barty in the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday, as the American aims to end the top seed`s bid to delight home fans by winning an elusive title.

Australian Open: Madison Keys faces Ashleigh Barty hurdle to enter final

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas will be hoping it is third time lucky in an Australian Open semi-final after his scintillating 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory against Jannik Sinner in the last eight on Wednesday at Rod Laver Arena.

Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas thrashes Jannik Sinner to reach semifinals

French Open winner Iga Swiatek managed to temper her frustrations and rally from a set and a break down in brutal heat to overpower Estonian Kaia Kanepi 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 on Wednesday to reach her first Australian Open semi-final.

Australian Open: Iga Swiatek holds off Kaia Kanepi to reach the semis

World number seven Matteo Berrettini beats Gael Monfils of France 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2 in a match that lasted for three hours and 49 minutes to enter the men`s singles semi-final here at the Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.

Australian Open: Matteo Berrettini edges past Gael Monfils in five-set thriller, to face Rafael Nadal in SFs

Tennis Australia is facing a backlash for banning "Where is Peng Shuai" t-shirts at the Australian Open. Speaking exclusively to WION, activist Max Mok and Drew Pavlou shared how the police bullied and intimidated those who were wearing the t-shirts. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Tennis Australia faces backlash for ban on Peng Shuai T-shirts

Daniil Medvedev has tapped into the energy of the crowd at Melbourne Park by playing both hero and villain, while the world number two`s mind games have also earned him comparisons with American great Jimmy Connors.

Daniil Medvedev playing both hero and villain at Australian Open

Rafa Nadal drew within two wins of a record 21st Grand Slam title on Tuesday after claiming a five-set thriller against Denis Shapovalov to grind into the Australian Open semi-finals for the seventh time.

Rafael Nadal survives Denis Shapovalov scare in five-set thriller to enter Australian Open semi-finals

The Australian Open organisers have decided to revoke the ban on 'Where is Peng Shuai?' T-shirts after a severe global backlash. The move comes after a couple of fans were recently asked to remove their T-shirts featuring the message in support of the Chinese tennis star at Melbourne Park.

Australian Open to revoke ban on 'Where is Peng Shuai?' T-shirts after severe backlash

Estonia`s Kaia Kanepi rallied from a set down to topple world number two Aryna Sabalenka 5-7 6-2 7-6(10) on Margaret Court Arena in a tight contest on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time.

Australian Open: Kaia Kanepi upsets Aryna Sabalenka to reach last eight in Melbourne

Rafa Nadal faces a tricky test in his quest for a men`s record 21st Grand Slam title when he takes on Denis Shapovalov in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, but the Spaniard is relishing another battle with his fellow left-hander.

Australian Open: Rafael Nadal gets pumped up by Denis Shapovalov clash in quarters

Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived an attritional fourth-round battle with American Taylor Fritz on Monday, twice coming from a set behind to win 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.

Australian open: Stefanos Tsitsipas moves into quarterfinals with win over Taylor Fritz

Italian Jannick Sinner reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time with a convincing victory over local hope Alex de Minaur on Monday. Sinner, who also reached the last eight on his French Open debut in 2020, came through a testing opening set to win 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 35 minutes.

Australian Open: Jannick Sinner ousts Alex De Minaur to reach quarterfinals

An agitated Daniil Medvedev teed off at the chair umpire and lost his cool in the heat before steadying to claim a 6-2 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5 win over Maxime Cressy and book his second Australian Open quarter-final on Monday.

Daniil Medvedev loses temper but beats Maxime Cressy to reach quarter-finals of Australian Open

Martina Navratilova said Australian Open organisers were cowardly to prevent fans from wearing shirts bearing messages of support for Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai at the Grand Slam event.

Australian Open: Martina Navratilova says Tennis Australia capitulating to China over Peng Shuai

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