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Hello and welcome to our LIVE match coverage of this second semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov. The players have arrived on court.

R. Nadal vs G. Dimitrov | Australian Open
Men's Singles | Semi-final | 27.01.2017 | Rod Laver Arena
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R. Nadal (9)
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G. Dimitrov (15)
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Ben Snowball

Updated 27/01/2017 at 13:46 GMT


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NADAL 6-3 5-7 6-6 DIMITROV: TIE BREAK! That break doesn’t seem to have had any significant effect on Rafa, who races to a quick love hold. Let's hope that person is okay.
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Play has been stopped as someone has fallen over in the crowd. It looks serious as John McEnroe has hinted that someone is performing CPR…
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 5-6 DIMITROV: A very edgy game in this most crucial of stages goes to an almost inevitable deuce before Nadal misses a pass he’d usually make and Dimitrov hangs tough to hold. Nadal will serve to stay in this set.
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 5-5 DIMITROV: Nadal finishes off another tough opening point with a tricky volley at the net and keeps a great length on his ground strokes to earn a couple of game points. A typical whipped forehand levels things up as we move into the crucial phase of the set.
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 4-5 DIMITROV: Really fluid shot making from Dimitrov, a sixth backhand winner earning two more break points and he moves to within a set of a 2-1 lead as Nadal hits the ball long. Shock on?
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 4-4 DIMITROV: Dimitrov’s defence really has been a feature of this match but it’s not quite good enough in this game as Nadal grabs a vital hold to love with an ace.
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 3-4 DIMITROV: A rare hold! Dimitrov races to 40-0 with an eighth ace and rounds off a hold to 15 with a ninth.
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 3-3 DIMITROV: BREAK! Nadal opens up with his third double fault but Dimitrov can’t capitalise, hitting long on a point he’s seemingly in control of. The Spaniard hits a backhand narrowly wide and repeats the dose to concede two break back points. He saves the first after another punishing point and the second with a backhand volley into open space but is furious at then netting a mid-court forehand. A rare serve and volley play saves a third break point but he can’t save the fourth as Dimitrov breaks straight back.
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 3-2 DIMITROV: BREAK! Dimitrov opens with an ace but follows up with a couple of loose unforced errors. He’s furious and urges more of himself, a neat volley restoring parity in the game. But another unforced error gifts Nadal a break point and the Bulgarian hits long to concede the break. Momentum shift?
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NADAL 6-3 5-7 2-2 DIMITROV: Dimitrov really warming to the task now, nailing a forehand up the line to bring a pained expression to the Nadal face. The Spaniard responds with a forehand winner of his own and a winning volley brings the first spinning fist pump that we know and love. A clean backhand winner brings a clenched fist from Dimitrov before Nadal holds on after another spectacular rally. Great match now!
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Not going completely to plan for Rafa...
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