Australian Open / Thiem for the first time in the semi-finals, beating No. 1 Nadal; Zverev first in Grand Slam Final-4

• Dominic Thiem of Austria defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (6)
• Zverev beat Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–1, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2, three-time Grand Slam winner

There were two major upsets on Wednesday, the 10th day of the Australian Open. Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in the quarter-finals of the singles. At the same time, Dominic Thiem of Austria defeated the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who won 19 Grand Slams. Thiem reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time. At the same time, Zverev made his place for the first time in the semi-finals of any Grand Slam. The semi-final match between the two will be played on 31 January.

Zverev defeated Wawrinka 6–1, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. The match lasted for 2 hours 19 minutes. At the same time, Thiem defeated Nendal 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (6).

Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014

Wawrinka won the US Open in 2016, the French in 2015 and the Australian Open in 2014. He was last eliminated in the second round in 2019. Wawrinka reached the semifinals in 2017 and 2015

Zverev was last eliminated in the fourth round

At the same time, Alexander is playing the Australian Open for the fourth time. The last time they were out in the fourth round. So far they have only reached the quarter finals in 2018 and 2019 at the French Open