The 35-year-old Spaniard has broken the men's record for most Grand Slam singles titles, but he had to do it the hard way.
Searching for inspiration when he was down two sets and facing triple break point, with his prospects of winning a record 21st Grand Slam title almost shot, Rafael Nadal thought back to some of his most difficult defeats.
Spain's Rafael Nadal smile as he holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy following his victory against Russia's Daniil Medvedev in their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 31, 2022.He was the only one of three who had a chance to claim the record solo in Australia.from Australia on the eve of the tournament because he wasn't vaccinated against COVID-19.
Nadal and Medvedev packed a lot of drama into the final that started Sunday night, was delayed in the 84-minute second set when a human rights activist jumped onto the court, and finished close to 1:15 a.m. "For me, it's just amazing," he said, adding that it was only six weeks ago"I didn't know if I'd be able to play on the tour again."
Federer also had his chance at 21, but Djokovic stopped that after saving match points en route to winning the 2019 Wimbledon final.
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