Nadal has fought back to turn his Australian Open title showdown with Medvedev into a five-set thriller
Nadal is applauding the crowd and waving, he has now left to change clothes again.Medvedev is seated at his bench and staring into space, this loss will sting but he simply couldn’t find a solution for Nadal in that final set.
Nadal was older, more banged up but his experience and determination was too good for Medvedev on this night.Roy Ward In 1995, Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjonavich uttered the phrase “Never underestimate the heart of champion” after his side won the NBA title. He could have been speaking those same words about Rafael Nadal after the 35-year-old legend won his 21st grand slam title in the early hours of Monday morning.Nadal stormed back from two sets down to draw even with the much younger Daniil Medvedev and then willed himself to victory after more than five hours on court.1.11amThis time Nadal was a vision of focus and determination racing to 30-0 behind the roar of the crowd, he followed with an ace for 40-0.
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