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The atmosphere was different for the sixth day of play Saturday at the Australian Open, with no fans to cheer.
World No. 1s Ash Barty and eight-time champion Novak Djokovic will lead the fields at the Grand Slam slated to be held from February 8-21.
The Argentine downed Ukrainian third seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4.
Defending champion Nadal was stunned by Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals.
Romanian Halep joined world No. 1 Ash Barty, defending champion Bianca Andreescu, Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens and Belinda Bencic in skipping the event at Flushing Meadows due to COVID-19 concerns.
Women's world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens have already decided against playing in the US Open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic headlines the initial men's singles entry list for the US Open, the organisers have announced.
Baghdatis, who finished runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open, brought the curtain down on his career after losing in the second round at Wimbledon.
The Australian claimed a record-setting 4.42 million dollar paycheque - the largest sum ever awarded in men's and women's tennis.
Holder Elina Svitolina will face world number one Ash Barty in the end-of-season WTA Finals showpiece on Sunday after they got past Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova respectively in the semi-finals at Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre.