Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal commented on the victory over Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
“He’s an amazing champion and I’ve been in his shoes a few times in this tournament when I haven’t made it to the title. And I have no doubt that you will take this title a couple more times and raise the cup, because you are beautiful, ”Nadal addressed Medvedev. The Spaniard noted that he understands how difficult this moment is for the Russian.
According to Nadal, it was one of the most emotional matches of his tennis career. He stated that it was a great honor for him to share this meeting with Medvedev.
Earlier, Medvedev commented on the defeat in the final of the tournament. “I want to congratulate Rafael because what he did is amazing. After the match, I asked him: “Are you tired at all?” This is crazy, the level was very high, ”the athlete shared.
The decisive match of the tournament in Sydney lasted more than five hours. The meeting ended with a score of 2:6, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:4, 7:5 in favor of Nadal.
Medvedev has been defeated in the Australian Open final for the second year in a row. In 2021, he lost to Novak Djokovic. This year, the Serbian tennis player was unable to take part in the tournament. He was deported from Australia before the start of the competition.
For Nadal, this is the second victory in the tournament. He first won the Australian Open in 2009.
Source: Lenta
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