Australian Open 2017: Men's semi-final live: Rafael Nadal v Grigor Dimitrov

• 12:47am on 28 Jan 2017

Nadal defeats Dimitrov in five set thriller

The final score 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 in 4 hours and 56 minutes. 

One of the all time great grand slam semi finals. 

• 12:45am on 28 Jan 2017

RAFA WINS EPIC

Dimitrov backhand goes just long, Rafa wins! I repeat: Rafa wins! 

The Spaniard collapses to the ground in relief more than anything. The fairytale final will happen!

I'm too excited to blog! This has been ridiculous! 

• 12:44am on 28 Jan 2017

Dimitrov forehand goes long. Match point #3...

• 12:43am on 28 Jan 2017

Dimitrov saves another one! Forehand down the line! 

• 12:42am on 28 Jan 2017

Dimitrov saves one match point, but now Rafa has another...

• 12:41am on 28 Jan 2017

Chair umpire overalls a serve called out. Dimitrov challenges. It catches the line. Match point Rafa. 

• 12:40am on 28 Jan 2017

Wow, Dimitrov gets it back to 30-30. 

• 12:38am on 28 Jan 2017

30-0. Two points away...

• 12:36am on 28 Jan 2017

Nadal to serve for the match

What. A. Point. 

Nadal plays a great passing short to set up a short ball, hunts it down and slams a backhand down the line. 

Breaks and takes the set to 5-4, and he will now serve for a spot in the final. 

Unreal!

• 12:35am on 28 Jan 2017

Dimitrov gets it back to 30-30 but a let court goes against the Bulgarian and Rafa has break point...

• 12:32am on 28 Jan 2017

5th Dimitrov double faults gives Rafa a look-in at 0-30...

• 12:31am on 28 Jan 2017

4-4 and the tennis is getting unbelievable

Goodness gracious. 

This is unreal. 

Rafa saves two break points with some of the best tennis you'll see and somehow he holds. 

What a match this is. 

4-4 in the fifth! 

• 12:25am on 28 Jan 2017

4-3 Dimitrov

Dimitrov holds in another tight service game and now Rafa is serving at 3-4. 

• 12:19am on 28 Jan 2017

3-3

Finally, a quick service game! Rafa holds to love and we are three games all in the fifth and deciding set. 

Happy Saturday, by the way! 

• 12:15am on 28 Jan 2017

Dimitrov leads 3-2

He saves yet another break point and Grigor holds. 

• 12:13am on 28 Jan 2017

This was ... I'm not sure

• 12:11am on 28 Jan 2017

Same old Rafa...

• 12:10am on 28 Jan 2017

2-2

Rafa gives a massive "vamos" after holding to 30. 

This may not ever end. 

• 12:05am on 28 Jan 2017

Dimitrov leads 2-1

Some absolutely amazing tennis in that game alone, including a point where Dimitrov slipped over, got up, hit a recovery shot over his head, and then found a forehand winner. 

Jim Courier on Channel 7: "This is nuts!"

We concur. 

• 12:02am on 28 Jan 2017

1-1 in the fifth

Two massive holds from these players. 

Nadal saves a break point and holds. We've gone two games for 22 minutes!