rafa nadal has never known when he s beaten. that match made history. it really felt it. if we are completely honest very few thought that he could do it. he now surpasses rivals roger federer and novak djokovic with 21 grand slam titles. just to put that into context, you mentioned, this victory has happened months after nadal retired with a foot injury. he has been struggling with that. far from fading away into retirement, there he is in melbourne for more than five hours against the tournament favourite. it was the way he won it, coming back from two sets down. at 35 years old, producing some magnificent tennis for what is his second australian open title. only the second man in the open era to win each
heavy weaponry. has to underline neither president putin or president biting also ukrainians don t want to lose either. biden. rafael nadal has completed a stunning comeback to win the australian open and become the most successful male tennis player of all time. he came from two sets down against the top seeded player daniil medvedev. it means the spanish player has now won 21 grand slams more than any man in history and one more than his great rival novak djokavic who was denied entry to australia because he is unvaccinated against covid. earlier i spoke to our sport presenter holly hamilton, who said that throughout his career, rafa nadal has never known when he s beaten. that match made history. it really felt it. if we are completely honest very few
with the clock ticking past one o clock in the morning in melbourne, deep into the fifth, after five hours of brilliant tennis, he did it. a 21st grand slam title for nadal and after everything he s faced in the build up it will certainly go down as one of his best. austin halewood, bbc news. let s talk to our sports correspondent holly hamilton. really fitting should be the 21st title in his career. an title in his career. an extraordinary - title in his career. in extraordinary achievement. what a moment! the thing about rafa nadal, you can never write him off. that match made history. it really felt it. if we are completely honest very few that he could do it. he now surpasses rivals roger federer and novak djokovic with 2! grand slam titles. just to put that into