Mexican Open: Daniil Medvedev to face Rafael Nadal, Cameron Norrie plays Stefanos Tsitsipas

Incoming men's world number one Daniil Medvedev will face Rafael Nadal in a repeat of their epic Australian Open final after both reached the Mexican Open semi-finals.

British number one Cameron Norrie also reached the last four with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Germany's Peter Gojowczyk.

Medvedev, who replaces Novak Djokovic as world number one on Monday, won 6-2 6-3 against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka.

Nadal moved into the semi-finals with a 6-0 7-6 (7-5) win over Tommy Paul.

The 35-year-old Spaniard won a record 21st men's Grand Slam title by beating Medvedev in a gripping Melbourne final last month.

Medvedev, 26, is set to become the world number one for the first time after Serbia's Djokovic lost to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in Dubai.

«It's not easy to play a match when you get this news during the day,» said Medvedev, who found out he would take over from Djokovic when he started receiving congratulatory messages earlier on Thursday.

«The first goal for me was to still win today because I'm here to try to win every match I play. But it's definitely some great news.»

However, Medvedev's celebrations have been dampened by the more serious news of his home nation launching a full-scale invasion on neighbours Ukraine.

«Watching the news from home, waking up here in Mexico, was not easy,» Medvedev said.

«By being a tennis player, I want to promote peace all over the world. We play in so many different countries; I've been in so many countries as a junior and as a pro.

»It's just not easy to hear all this news. I'm all for peace."

After dropping just 10 points in a dominant opening set against Paul, Nadal went a break down early in the second but there were five more breaks of serve on the way to the tie-break.

Paul led it 2-0 before