In the first set, the two sides each defended World War I until 2-2. In the 6th game, Nadal made three backhand mistakes at the crucial moment, and Siric solved five break points in succession to keep the serve. The top seed grasped the third stock made by herself and won the 54-minute race by scoring forehand.
In the second set, the two men saved a break point in the third and fourth sets respectively, or Nadal was better at breaking in the fifth set. Siric didn't give up resistance. In the sixth game, he finished the first break of the whole game and tied. In the eighth game, Spain served again in distress. After the draw, Siric broke the lead 5-3 for the second time. He easily saved his serve and won 6-3 in a row to reverse the big score.
In the third game, the first four games were tied 2-2, and then each of them guaranteed 1 time to drag the game into the tiebreak. In the tiebreak, both players broke each other's serve, and Nadal was counted again with a small score of 6-5. Then he won the game with a beautiful high pressure in front of the net with a small score of 7-5.
In the fourth set, Siric focused on attacking Nadal's backhand and scored the opening 6 points. In the fourth game, the No.6 seed made great achievements and finally broke the deadlock and gained the advantage of 3- 1. Nadal applied for a medical ban after five games. Siric continues to storm. In the eighth game, Nadal Bobby's serve, Siric blasted the 77th winning point and broke it again.
In the deciding set, Siric scored seven points again, and even kept the break point when Nadal was 0-40 behind in the second set. But in the end, Siric still seized the sixth break opportunity created by this set, and the 6th seed broke the forehand to win the score, leading 2-0. At this time, Nadal couldn't hold on, so he had to regret retiring and take Siric back to the semi-finals.