Rafael Nadal is seeking to win his 21st grand slam against world No.2 Daniil Medvedev in the men's final. Follow all the action | SMHsport
Medvedev has the break after holding serve and then punishing Nadal’s serve in the next game.It’s a warm evening here in Melbourne after a hot day so the temperature is still around 28 degrees in the stadium and a little more on centre court.
The crowd is packed in and there is a nice buzz, a little more chilled than the Barty final last night. Most people are with Nadal but also cheering for Medvedev although there is a vocal few Russian fans calling out for their man.Nadal had to fight off a breakpoint in that last game as Medvedev looked to take charge of this set but Nadal came up with some canny shots to make sure he kept alive.
Nadal leads 2-1 with the set still on serve, that last game went almost 10 minutes, surely this will wear down Nadal if he can’t win his service games a little quicker.Medvedev was so smooth in his opening service game hitting powerfully and commanding the points.Daniil Medvedev.
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