Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is one of the most noteworthy players on the Tour. The fact that he has remained on the Tour for close to two decades now and is displaying top-quality tennis has made him a true asset to the game. 

At the moment, Rafa is busy competing at the Australian Open 2022. After winning the match today against Denis Shapovalov, Nadal has earned a spot in the semifinal of the first Grand Slam event of the season. 

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Rafael Nadal is in the record books yet again 

On reaching the semifinal, the 35-year-old player has achieved yet another milestone. He has now reached the semifinal of a tournament for the 16th consecutive time in his career. Notably, he has been doing this since the 2005 season and has maintained a steady flow till now in 2022. 

On reaching a semifinal for the 16th consecutive season, Rafa has now gone a year ahead of American great Andre Agassi and is behind only Swiss maestro, Roger Federer, who has done it for 18 seasons.

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Reflecting back on Nadal, he has begun 2022 positively. After suffering from a foot injury towards the latter part of 2021, he has now regained his form.

Speaking about his performances at the Australian Open 2022 so far, he sailed through the first couple of matches with ease in straight sets. However, he faced a stern test against Russian player, Karen Khachanov, in the third round, but ended up winning the match in four sets. 

Today, he faced another tough opponent in 22-year-old Denis Shapovalov. After winning the first couple of sets, he was dealing with health complications and lost the next two sets. However, he played amazingly well to seal the win by claiming the final set.

He now awaits the winner of the match between Gael Monfils and Matteo Berrettini. It will be interesting to see who wins the match and faces Rafa on Friday in the semifinal. We wish all the players the best of luck. 

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