Rafael Nadal has produced one of the greatest comeback victories of his career to clinch Australian Open glory and a record 21st singles grand slam title.
In an engrossing five-set encounter that lasted five hours and two minutes and finished after 1am , the champion Spaniard dropped the first two sets of the final to Daniil Medvedev and faced three break points in the third, but the insatiable competitor stormed back to clinch a 2-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 7-5 win at Rod Laver Arena.
Nadal's Herculean triumph pushed the 35-year-old clear of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the battle for most singles major titles, while it also denied Medvedev in his pursuit of the world No.1 ranking. Nadal had lost four Australian Open finals since winning his only previous silverware at the Melbourne Park major in 2009, but the former world No.1 channelled the heartbreak of bygone years to prevail over Medvedev.
After Nadal broke Medvedev's serve and the Russian broke back to level the fifth-set scores at 5-5, Nadal won back the break and then held serve to round out the incredible win.
🤣Nadal is a big pharma lobbyist! he would never win if Novak Djokovic played in the closed of Australiza, where the vaccinated caught covid!O credibility as a human being!🤮
God... what a horrible picture
And I’m so glad that I was there at the arena to witness this history being written ❤️😍🤩🎾 Nadal21 AusOpen 21GrandSlams RafaNadal
And in front of Rafa are 2 ball kids who are the heart and sole of big tennis. For Medvedev to question their work routine because he did not get the newest of new balls is just disgraceful petty Russian V Ukraine crap !!
Vaccination isnt bad after all
a legend!
Well deserved, very happy for his success. What a battle it was ❤️
Surely it doesn’t count without the 🐐 there
What a Champion, what a Legend!! RafaelNadal 👏👏👏👏👏
Congratulations to the real 🏆 winner..Lesson learned by JOKE CO-VID Serbian player who want to breach Australian Law
🤢🤢🤮🤮💩💩💩💩💩
Now go take France Rafa. You champion.
FFS I went to bed at the start of the 4th set assuming history won’t be made. I just woke to this incredible news. Well done Rafa!!! Amazing.
What a match! Well done Rafa!
Only reason u r champion is without Djokovic,I tot sportsmanship is to show support to ur fellow sportsman..AustralianOpen2022
Awesome
So glad RafaelNadal got there before DjokerNole. Rafa is the peoples champion 👍
Winner by default.
Isn’t Medvidev an idiot!
What a Champion!!! Can someone tell Jayne Hrdlicka that sometimes less in more. STOP TALKING
PhilGould15 Well done wwos great coverage of the AusOpen2022 AO2022 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👏
Rafael Nadal thanks 🙏 Australia and Novak Djokovic after winning AO
Poor Djokovic!
That was a splendid comeback from King of clay to write his name in the history as a 1st player to win 21th grandslam title. What a legend and what a legendary play from him
Well done Rafa Nadal, a big congratulations to you.👏👏👏
Geez can someone stop her verbal diarrhoea AustralianOpen
This probably would have been Djokovic if Aus hadn't unceremoniously booted him out of the country. Nadal won by default. Thus, Nadal really has 20 Open wins, not 21.
Medvedev is very rude during the lady's speech, he mouthed boring twice
Watching it and boy, what a match! HOWEVER the lack of acknowledgment of the country is disappointing.
What a comeback.. that was unreal 🔥
You blew it, pal ! Lost the chance. Loser !!!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
What a game Vamonosssss Rafa ❤️!!!!
When the goin gets tough, the tough ,,,,,
Well done Rafa, the first man to win 21 grand slam.
Amazing achievement.
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