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Never to give up, Spaniard Rafael Nadal battled for an epic five hour 24 minutes in Melbourne in titanic final clash ending in wee hours of Monday morning to win his historic 21st Grand Slam singles title .
The Spaniard beat Russian Daniil Medvedev in a thriller With 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 score-line . He was broken when serving for the championship at 5-4 in the fifth set but made no mistake the next time.
Reunited with Norm ?#AusOpen • #AO2022 • @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/QAh0CPWYN0
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It was the second-longest Australian Open final after Novak Djokovic beat Nadal in five sets in 5 hours and 53 minutes in 2012. The 35-year-old Spaniard now has one more than Roger Federer and Djokovic, his long-time rivals in the so-called Big Three.
What it means to @RafaelNadal ?#AusOpen • #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/FcIVPLMcFe
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Nadal won his first Australian Open title in 2009 and lost four other finals at Melbourne Park before his dramatic win over the US Open champion Medvedev. His conversation rate in major finals is now 21 out of 29. Federer and Djokovic each have 20 majors from 31 final appearances.
Legendary status ?#AusOpen • #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/7uDDds3x7z
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