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(1:46)MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rafael Nadal fended off Denis Shapovalov in a four-hour, five-set match to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the seventh time, and said he felt almost "destroyed."After breaking his racket on the hard court in frustration at the end of the 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 loss, Shapovalov said he felt like Nadal got special treatment.There were plenty of momentum-shifting moments on a hot Tuesday at Rod Laver Arena, including Nadal needing treatment for a stomach ailment after dominating the first 2½ sets and Shapovalov complaining that his rival was wasting time."I respect everything that Rafa has done, and I think he's an unbelievable player. I think it's unfair, you know, how much Rafa is getting away with."Nadal said he took "some extra time" at the end of the first and second sets to change his clothes, but he said that he does not get any extra treatment and that Shapovalov is "young and will probably reflect one day that he was wrong.""I really believe that sometimes the -- it's always in the mind that the top players get bigger advantages, no, and honestly on court it's not true, no?" Nadal said.
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