Posted on 01/30/2022 6:56:28 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Rafael Nadal broke a three-way tie with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic by claiming his 21st Grand Slam title Sunday, coming back to beat Daniil Medvedev, 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, in the 2022 Australian Open men's singles final.
Nadal rallied from two sets down -- just the third comeback from 0-2 at a major for Nadal in his career -- to win the marathon five-setter.
Nadal, 35, along with Federer and Djokovic make up the generation-defining Big Three that has dominated the professional circuit for well over a decade now. With Nadal's 2022 Australian Open championship, the second of his storied career, he breaks the Grand Slam record that he, Djokovic and Federer held in a tie at 20 titles each. Djokovic, 34, lost his bid to compete in this year's Australian Open as an unvaccinated player after he was denied by government officials.
In 2019, Federer had match points against Djokovic at the Wimbledon final to reach Grand Slam No. 21 but fell short. In 2021, Djokovic lost to Medvedev at the US Open final in straight sets, also falling short of reaching 21.
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That was great how he beat Novak…
Tainted win by the vaxx and the vaxx fascists.
He can move on to college freshmen next.
Like Joe Frazier being crowned champion from a tournament to fill Muhammad Ali’s vacant title. Imaging if Frazier had lost that first fight between him and Ali?
Nadal will win many more titles, after he declares himself a woman. Good on you, Rafael!
Yep, this win should ALWAYS have an asterisk!
Isn’t he the guy who formed the greatest band of all time, “Joe Frazier and the Knockouts”?
Horsesh**.
I like Raffy, but this one goes into the books with an asterisk.
His "trophy" smells like taint, some say...
Lookit me!
This is not really a win for this guy. He did not play against the real opponent.
the Win doesn’t get an asterisk, the event itself gets an asterisk. It is not a “grand slam” event if all comers are not permitted to play.
Everyone should chant Novak whenever they see Rafael Nadal. Maybe Vichy Vaxhole would work.
Nadal wins first ever Australia Closed tournament.
Any claims to Australian Open name are illegitimate.
Congratulations to Nadal! He is not to blame for Djokovic’s absence and he defeated the players in front of him.
WHO THE HELL CARES, Tennis players have the personalites of stones.
Tennis lost me sometime in the 1990s, guess when Monica Seles retired. Guess Anna Kournikova did bring me back for a while. Today mens tennis has personalities as interesting as winter long distance cardio sports. Womens tennis personalities are dominated by media campaigns.
I meet the entire Mens Tenis roster the summer of 1993, working a couple of the tennis tournaments. They were stone cold idiots, each born in the 1970s, did not go to high school, they went to florida tennis schools and had the inteprsonal skills of the raquet bags. They had future NBA and NHL wives as girlfirends, sort of the minor leage of chickenheads.
I have already seen the greatest matches of all time, with commentators and a soundtrack that let you take a nap until the set was up for the taking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNtEPsnqrqk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBu0w1-y7mQ
A personality against someone who does not have one is fun. There was more entrainment in one at bat in the decade than all of Tennis post 1997 .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYXTV51GdUs
Illegitimate one, same as Brandon. Let’s Go, Rafa!
Well, it certainly wasn't a true "Open" tournament was it?
Who cares, the Aussie Open is dead to me forever. Used to be one of my fav tourney’s to watch.
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