RAFAEL NADAL

Jan. 31, 2022

Rafael Nadal won a five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claimed a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in the Australian Open final.

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  • Nadal moved ahead of era rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on the all-time list of men’s Major winners.

  • Djokovic missed his chance to improve on his nine Australian Open wins when he was deported over vaccination issues on the eve of the tournament, while Federer is injured.

  • Nadal also became only the fourth man to win each of the four Grand Slams twice and the third oldest man in the Open Era (since 1970) to win a Grand Slam title, behind Ken Rosewall and Federer.

Source : The Hindu

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