'Everything was crazy!' - Rafael Nadal reacts to 'unforgettable' 28-minute tie-break at Australian Open

Rafael Nadal has given his reaction to Eurosport after his remarkable 28-minute tie-break in which «everything was crazy» at the Australian Open. Nadal won through to the Australian Open quarter-finals for a sixth consecutive year with the 7-6(14) 6-2 6-2 victory over Adrian Mannarino in their fourth-round encounter on Rod Laver Arena. Ad/> The Spaniard saved four set points in a truly astonishing opening set tie-break that will be remembered for many years to come, recovering at 7-8, 11-12, 12-13 and 13-14 before eventually winning it 16-14.

Australian OpenNadal sees off injured Mannarino after epic first set tie-break to reach quarters5 HOURS AGO The tie-break was so brutal that, while Nadal pleaded with the umpire to visit the bathroom, Mannarino was hunched over in his chair, seemingly broken by the epic battle. The 35-year-old Nadal gave his reaction to Eurosport's Alize Lim, Mats Wilander and Johanna Konta in the Cube, and the conversation centred around a tie-break that will live long in the memory. «I don't know the time when I am playing because I am just trying to be focused on the next point, but the tie-break had a little bit of everything,» Nadal told Eurosport.

«I was lucky at some moments; I think I played some fantastic points to come back. My serve did not work very well at the end of the tie-break and I lost a couple of chances to win the set with my serve. »Everything was crazy! I was lucky with some balls, without a doubt, even with the last one when I won the set.