Rafael Nadal sails into Australian Open quarters with win over Fabio Fognini

Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Italy’s Fabio Fognini (Andy Brownbill/AP)

Rafael Nadal looks to be peaking at the right time after brushing aside Fabio Fognini to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

The second seed came into the tournament with serious concerns over a back problem but revealed after beating Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the third round that it had finally started to improve.