Rafael Nadal finally surpassed Daniil Medvedev after 5 intense sets at Rod Laver Arena. The 35 -year -old player needs nearly 6 hours to overcome the No. 2 seed in the world to win the 21st Grand Slam in his career.
An emotional victory of Nadal. It is also rich in emotion like the second way to celebrate the coronation at Australian Open. After 13 years, Rafael Nadal has once again stepped onto the glory of the first Grand Slam of the year.
Nadal lost the first 2 sets against Daniil Medvedev before winning the remaining 3 sets. He was not as good as Medvedev, he did not score much from the left -handed shots like the opponent. But by experience, bravery and endurance, Nadal set a record.
The victory over Dankil Medvedev also helped Nadal avoid an unwanted record. He did not become the second player in the history of losing to 5 Australian Open finals. Up to the present time, Andy Murray is this only sad statistics.
This is also the first time Nadal has won after losing the first 2 sets after more than 13 years. Before passing Medvedev, the last time Rafael won after losing the first 2 sets was in 2007, before another Russian tennis player: Mikhail Youzhny.
With the Australian championship expansion 2022, Rafael Nadal balanced the record of Novak Djokovic. Nadal became the 2nd player who won all 4 Australians, France expanded, Wimbledon and the United States expanded at least twice.
With Dannil Medvedev, this failure makes the No. 2 seed of Australian Open unable to win the second Grand Slam in his career. The 25 -year -old tennis player has not been able to overcome Novak Djokovic to rise to the No. 1 position on the ATP rankings.
