Reef Nadal He has conquered this Sunday the Australian Open, the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season, after coming back and beating the Russian in a historic final Daniil Medvedev (2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5), a victory that gives him his 21st ‘great’ and that It elevates him as the greatest male tennis player of all time.
He had never come back from a ‘Grand Slam’ final going two sets down, but the man from Manacor doesn’t understand statistics, only fight, persistence and not giving up. Because, he did not lower his arms when everything seemed lost, and turned his duel against the world number two to firmly head towards the Olympus of world tennis.
After almost six months away from the circuit due to injury and 476 days after winning his last Roland Garros, Nadal managed to raise his crop of titles to twenty-one, more than anyone else in the history of this sport.
With his 90th ATP title, break the tie to 20 that since January 2021 reigned between him, the Swiss Roger Federer and the Serbian Novak Djokovic, winner last year in Melbourne against a Medvedev who once again stayed at the gates of glory in the ocean competition.
Another chapter is written ¿@RafaelNadal defeats Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 to win his second #AusOpen title in an epic lasting five hours and 24 minutes.
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¿: @wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/OlMvhlGe6r— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 30, 2022
THE 21 GRAND SLAMS OF RAFA NADAL
Thirteen Roland Garros titles
2005: Mariano Puerta (ARG) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1 and 7-5.
2006: Roger Federer (SUI) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 and 7-6 (4).
2007: to Roger Federer (SUI) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
2008: to Roger Federer (SUI) 6-1, 6-3 and 6-0.
2010: a Robin Soderling (SWE) 6-4, 6-2 y 6-4.
2011: Roger Federer (SUI) 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7 and 6-1.
2012: a Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-3, 2-6 and 7-5.
2013: to David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3, 6-2 and 6-3.
2014: a Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 and 6-4.
2017: Stan Wawrinka (SUI), 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.
2018: a Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-4, 6-3 y 6-2.
2019: a Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 y 6-1.
2020: Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-0, 6-2 and 7-5.
Four US Open titles
2010: a Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 and 6-2.
2013: Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-1.
2017: to Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4.
2019: Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6 and 6-4.
Two Wimbledon titles
2008: to Roger Federer (SUI), 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7.
2010: a Tomas Berdych (CZE), 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
Two Australian Open titles
2009: to Roger Federer (SUI), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2.
2022: Daniil Medvedev (RUS), 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5.
LOST FINALS
Roland Garros: None
US Open
2011: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3) and 6-1.
Wimbledon:
2006: with Roger Federer (SUI) 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2) and 6-3.
2007: with Roger Federer (SUI) 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6 and 6-2.
2011: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-1, 1-6 and 6-3.
Australian Open:
2012: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 7-5.
2014: with Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6 and 6-3.
2017: with Roger Federer (SUI) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-3.
2019: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-2 and 6-3.
Source: Eitb
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