Nadal first to reach Aussie Open semi-finals

Nadal was excited when he won the third round in Australia open.Nadal, the winner of the last three French Opens and runner-up at Wimbledon in 2006 and 2007, reached the last eight in Melbourne last year but went one better by beating the 24th-seeded Finn 7-5 6-3 6-1. Nadal said I am playing and serving well at the important moments," said the Spaniard, who, along with third seed Novak Djokovic, is the only player in the draw yet to drop a set. As a result Nadal has spent just nine hours and 40 minutes on court so far - a fact he thinks will work in his favour at the business end of the tournament. "I normally spend much longer on court in reaching the semi-finals,". "I think the longest I have been on court is about two and a half hours."