Nadal into Australian final after epic semi-final

Rafael Nadal will face Roger Federer in the Australian Open men's final - but it needed a mammoth effort from the world number one to get there.

The top seed took a record five hours and 14 minutes - the longest men's match in history at the Australian Open - to get past fellow Spaniard and left-hander Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 in an enthralling match on Rod Laver Arena.