[Archive 2022-02-01] Australian Open: Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam

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On Sunday, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam singles tournament at the 2022 Australian Open by beating Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev.

There were doubts about whether Nadal would be able to play the Australian Open after a foot injury. The match started with Medvedev scoring 6-2 in 42 minutes. Nadal raced to the lead by scoring 6-4 in the fourth set. In the fifth and final set, Nadal sealed his victory by scoring 7-5 after 5 hours and 24 minutes.

In the absence of his greatest rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, Nadal surpassed them by winning the most men's singles titles. In his court interview, Nadal said, "it has been one of the most emotional matches in my tennis career and to share the court with you [Medvedev] was an honor."

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