In the final match of the Australian Open 2022, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has created history by winning the title. Nadal set a new world record as he won his 21st Grand Slam. Now Nadal has overtaken Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to become the player to win the most Grand Slam titles in men’s singles.
Let us tell you that Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 to win the Australian Open title for the second time. Named. At the same time, for the second year in a row, Medvedev has to face defeat at the Australian Open. The great thing is that just a few weeks before this tournament, Nadal had to undergo surgery and his participation in the tournament was also under doubt. Putting aside all the troubles, Nadal left everyone behind and won the title after a long match with the in-form Medvedev. This final was also amazing. Medvedev dominated from the beginning of this match. He won both the sets first.
Rafael Nadal becomes the first men’s player to win 21 Grand Slams, defeats Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the final to win his second #AustralianOpen title
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At one point it looked as though Nadal would not last long in this match and Medvedev would beat him like Djokovic to win his second Grand Slam, but then Nadal showed the spirit of his long career and made a historic comeback. After the defeat in the first two sets, Rafael made a strong comeback and won two consecutive sets to take the match to the final set. Nadal won the third and fourth sets 6-4. Even in the final set, Medvedev did not give up and fought hard against Nadal, but in the end the victory was once again at the hands of Rafael Nadal. He won the 21st Grand Slam of his career by winning the last set 7-5.
Let us tell you that Nadal has captured the Australian Open for the second time since 2009. In 2009, Nadal won the match by defeating Roger Federer in a five-set final match. However, after that Nadal had to face defeat in the final of this tournament four times. Finally, after 13 years of waiting, Rafael Nadal was able to win the Australian Open again.