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Rafael Nadal, world number two, gave a hard lesson to the young Australian Alex de Minur, who beat him in three rounds in the third round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of tennis .
The 32-year-old beat the 19-year-old 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in a two-hour, 22-minute match in which Nadal showed his 18th Grand Slam title, Influenced by the end of his season last year.
The Australian, whom Nadal had praised before the meeting as "one of the best players in the world", was forced to cross the field and play against the 2009 Melbourne champion without threatening him or breaking him a leg, not even once.
In contrast, Nadal beat the Australian twice in the first and second group and once in the first half of the last group.
Nadal will play the fourth round against the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych, who defeated Diego Schwartzman of the tournament 18-5, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
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