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Daily Mirror
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Jonathan Spencer

Rafael Nadal reaches Australian Open final with record 21st Grand Slam in his sights

Rafael Nadal will have the chance to become the first man to triumph in a 21st Grand Slam title on Sunday after overcoming Matteo Berrettini rather comfortably in the Australian Open semi-final.

Nadal, who is currently tied on 20 Grand Slam titles alongside Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, saw off his Italian counterpart in four sets - claiming a 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory.

After just about scraping through in a five-set thriller against Denis Shapovalov at the quarter-final stage, there were some doubts about Nadal's fitness after a bout of illness in that match.

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