Thursday 24 January 2019
Nadal celebrates winn
Rafael Nadal slammed the door shut on the
future when he emphatically ended the run of Stefanos Tsitsipas at the
Australian Open and silenced his hordes of new fans.
The
32-year-old Spaniard gave his challenger an object lesson in the
standards he needs to reach with a brilliant, relentless performance in
their semi-final that saw him win 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 in just an hour and 46
minutes.
Nadal was utterly unforgiving
from the off, and was left awaiting the winner of Friday's second
semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Frenchman Lucas Pouille in what
will be his fifth Australian final.
Maurizio Sarri claims
Alvaro Morata told Chelsea he wanted to leave for Atletico Madrid a month ago and was unable to give 100 per cent for the club, according to manager Maurizio Sarri.
The
Spanish striker is on the verge of ending his Stamford Bridge nightmare
with a loan back to his home country, but it appears his exit has been
on the cards for a while.
Morata has
scored nine goals in 24 appearances for the Blues this season, and has
failed to hit the heights expected of him at Stamford Bridge.
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