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How Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem match up ahead of their Australian Open quarter-final at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.

HOW RAFAEL NADAL AND DOMINIC THIEM SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTER-FINAL ON WEDNESDAY:

1-RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) v 5-DOMINIC THIEM (AUT) leads 9-4 (5-0 at grand slams)

2019 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1

2018 US Open, hard, QF, Nadal 0-6 6-4 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5)

2018 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 6-4 6-3 6-2

2017 French Open, clay, SF, Nadal 6-3 6-4 6-0

2014 French Open, clay, R64, Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-3

RAFAEL NADAL

Age: 33

Ranking: 1

Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US120,222,286

Career titles: 84

Grand slam titles: 19 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005-08, 2010-14, 2017-19; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019)

Career win-loss record: 985-199

Australian Open win-loss record: 65-13

Best Australian Open results: champion 2009, runner-up 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019

DOMINIC THIEM

Age: 26

Ranking: 5

Plays: right-handed

Career prize money: $US22,406,618

Career titles: 16

Grand slam titles: 0

Career win-loss record: 280-150

Australian Open win-loss record: 14-6

Best Australian Open result: quarter-finalist 2020