Rafael Nadal saw off Maxime Cressy in straight sets in Sunday’s Melbourne Summer Set final to land the 89th singles title of his career.
American qualifier Cressy more than held his own in a first set that went the distance, even though Nadal’s quality told as he prevailed 7-6 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena.Both men held in an entertaining opening set and Cressy led 6-5 in the tie-break, but he squandered his set-point and Nadal hit back to grab a foothold on the match.
Nadal, who had not played since August before coming into this tournament and had COVID-19 last month, had not previously captured a title in Australia since 2009.And the Spaniard looks in good shape heading into the Australian Open, which may not feature defending champion Novak Djokovic. Elsewhere on Sunday, Gael Monfils also made a promising start to the 2022 season with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Karen Khachanov in the Adelaide International 1 final.
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