Rafael Nadal sees off injured Adrian Mannarino after epic first set tie-break to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
Rafael Nadal is into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the 14th time in his career after beating Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14) 6-2 6-2. Nadal was able to overcome Mannarino in an epic tie-break during a 81 minute first set, saving four set points to take it 16-14 which sparked wild celebrations from the Spaniard and the boisterous crowd inside Rod Laver Arena. Ad/> «The first set was very emotional,» Nadal said after the match.