<p>Yesterday, Nadal&#39;s ouster was quite a shocker for Australian Open fans and spectators.</p>

<p>The Spanish world No.1 was struggling with a muscle injury in his upper right leg and that became the major reason for his&nbsp;exit playing against&nbsp;Marin Cilic the quarter-final on Rod Laver Arena.</p>

<p>On Wednesday, world number one&nbsp;Roger Federer and Simona Halep will rally to reach the semi-finals.&nbsp;Whereas, one&nbsp;unseeded player will make the Australian Open semi-finals in the men singles.</p>

<p>Determined&nbsp;Halep is carrying a painful ankle injury as she takes&nbsp;on Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova.</p>

<p>&quot;It is going to be a new match. You never know what&#39;s going to happen,&quot; Halep said after her tiring run to the last eight.</p>

<p>Giantkillers Chung Hyeon and Tennys Sandgren face off in a last-eight showdown no one expected on Rod Laver Arena, with Federer lining up against old foe Tomas Berdych in the evening.</p>

<p>&quot;I&#39;m looking forward to playing against him. He seems in good shape and I&#39;m happy he&#39;s over the back issues that he also had at the end of last year,&quot; said Federer, who is targeting a 20th Grand Slam title.</p>

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It&#39;s all business for Chung as he takes the first set on <a href="https://twitter.com/RodLaverArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RodLaverArena</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AusOpen</a> <a href="https://t.co/kRhZKLhR3a">pic.twitter.com/kRhZKLhR3a</a></p>
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Giantkillers Chung Hyeon and Tennys Sandgren face off in a last-eight showdown no one expected on Rod Laver Arena

Yesterday, Nadal's ouster was quite a shocker for Australian Open fans and spectators. The Spanish world No.1 was struggling with a muscle injury in his upper right leg and that became the major reason for his exit playing against Marin Cilic the quarter-final on Rod Laver Arena. On Wednesday, world number one Roger Federer and Simona Halep will rally to reach the semi-finals. Whereas, one unseeded player will make the Australian Open semi-finals in the men singles. Determined Halep is carrying a painful ankle injury as she takes on Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova. "It is going to be a new match. You never know what's going to happen," Halep said after her tiring run to the last eight. Giantkillers Chung Hyeon and Tennys Sandgren face off in a last-eight showdown no one expected on Rod Laver Arena, with Federer lining up against old foe Tomas Berdych in the evening. "I'm looking forward to playing against him. He seems in good shape and I'm happy he's over the back issues that he also had at the end of last year," said Federer, who is targeting a 20th Grand Slam title. As cool as they come. It's all business for Chung as he takes the first set on @RodLaverArena. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/kRhZKLhR3a — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2018 × Semifinal smiles for @kyle8edmund ????#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/4rwkduZEqB — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2018 ×

Australian Open: Chung Hyeon, Tennys Sandgren, Federer, Halep, Pliskova Berdych target semis

<p>Defending champion Roger Federer swept into his 14th Australian Open semi-final with an immaculate straight sets win over Tomas Berdych on Wednesday.</p>

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<p>Second seed Federer cruised to a 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 6-4 win and will face unseeded South Korean Chung Hyeon in Friday`s semi-final.</p>

<p>The world number two saved two set points in the opening set, but never looked back as the 19-times Grand Slam champion produced some of his very best tennis to maintain his push for a sixth title in Melbourne.</p>

<p>The 36-year-old Swiss is playing at the peak of his powers as he sets up a semi-final with South Korea&#39;s Chung Hyeon on Friday.</p>


The world number two saved two set points in the opening set,

Defending champion Roger Federer swept into his 14th Australian Open semi-final with an immaculate straight sets win over Tomas Berdych on Wednesday. #AusOpen : Roger Federer advances to Semi Final. pic.twitter.com/kX7twfYaP7 — ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018 × Second seed Federer cruised to a 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 6-4 win and will face unseeded South Korean Chung Hyeon in Friday`s semi-final. The world number two saved two set points in the opening set, but never looked back as the 19-times Grand Slam champion produced some of his very best tennis to maintain his push for a sixth title in Melbourne. The 36-year-old Swiss is playing at the peak of his powers as he sets up a semi-final with South Korea's Chung Hyeon on Friday.

Australia Open: Roger Federer outclasses Berdych to reach semi-finals

Tomas Berdych battled the elements and a gritty display by his unseeded Croatian opponent Ivan Dodig on Wednesday before sealing a 7-6(5) 5-7 6-1 7-6(2) win.<br />
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With the rain cutting a swathe through the programme for the second day running, the 10th-seeded Czech served for the match when play resumed after being called off with him leading 4-1 in the fourth set the previous day.<br />
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But in damp windy conditions that gradually turned to steady drizzle, and led to play being called off on all but one of Wimbledon&#39;s other outside courts, Dodig broke serve and saved two match points before taking the match to a tiebreak.<br />
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But Berdych, runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the All England Club in 2010 and contesting his 52nd consecutive grand slam, steadied his nerves to take the breaker 7-2 when he forced a backhand error from Dodig.<br />
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The Czech, vocal in his criticism of how French Open officials managed rain interruptions at Roland Garros earlier this month, next plays unseeded German Benjamin Becker.<br />
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Play on all outside courts was suspended until 1330 GMT, with further rain delays forecast into the evening.<br />
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Centre Court action began on time with the roof closed.<br />
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Defending champion Novak Djokovic will take on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino before seven-times champion Roger Federer plays Britain&#39;s world number 772 Marcus Willis.<br />
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Tenth seed Berdych next plays unseeded German Benjamin Becker

Tomas Berdych battled the elements and a gritty display by his unseeded Croatian opponent Ivan Dodig on Wednesday before sealing a 7-6(5) 5-7 6-1 7-6(2) win. With the rain cutting a swathe through the programme for the second day running, the 10th-seeded Czech served for the match when play resumed after being called off with him leading 4-1 in the fourth set the previous day. But in damp windy conditions that gradually turned to steady drizzle, and led to play being called off on all but one of Wimbledon's other outside courts, Dodig broke serve and saved two match points before taking the match to a tiebreak. But Berdych, runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the All England Club in 2010 and contesting his 52nd consecutive grand slam, steadied his nerves to take the breaker 7-2 when he forced a backhand error from Dodig. The Czech, vocal in his criticism of how French Open officials managed rain interruptions at Roland Garros earlier this month, next plays unseeded German Benjamin Becker. Play on all outside courts was suspended until 1330 GMT, with further rain delays forecast into the evening. Centre Court action began on time with the roof closed. Defending champion Novak Djokovic will take on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino before seven-times champion Roger Federer plays Britain's world number 772 Marcus Willis. (Reuters)

Berdych battles to four-set win at rain-hit Wimbledon

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