HOW RAFAEL NADAL AND STEFANOS TSITSIPAS MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINAL ON THURSDAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING):

2-RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) leads 14-STEFANOS TSITSIPAS (GRE) 2-0

2018 Toronto, hard, final, Nadal 6-2 7-6 (7-4)

2018Barcelona, clay, final, Nadal 6-2 6-1

RAFAEL NADAL (ESP)

Age: 32

Ranking: 2

Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US103,251,975 ($A143.27 million)

Career titles: 80

Grand slam titles: 17 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005-08, 2010-14, 2017-18; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013, 2017)

Australian Open win-loss record: 60-12

Best Australian Open result: champion 2009

STEFANOS TSITSIPAS

Age: 20

Ranking: 15

Plays: right-handed

Career prize money: $US2,952,113 ($A4.11 million)

Career titles: 1

Grand slam titles: 0

Australian Open win-loss record: 5-1

Best Australian Open result: semi-finals 2019