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Australian Open Men's Finals LIVE: Rafael Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam title — Blog, Scores, Updates, Results
With an epic clash on our cards and history up for grabs, Rafa Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev for the Australian Open crown.

Rafael Nadal will take on Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open 2022 finals (Source: Reuters)
A very warm welcome to the live blog of The Bridge for the Australian Open 2022 Men's Singles Final clash.
The tennis stage couldn't have been set in a more spectacular way and no two players were better suited to lock horns for the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup than Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev. The stakes are major, as usual, with World No. 6 Rafael Nadal on the quest for a record-making 21st Grand Slam title that will see him surpass Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Meanwhile, World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev is on a history-making streak all his own and has fought off great opponents like Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas to make his way into another Grand Slam final.
Fresh off his 2021 US Open win, Daniil Medvedev stands the chance to become the first man to win a Slam, following up to his debut Slam win, should he go on to defeat Rafa Nadal who leads their head-to-head 3-1.
Follow all action live here:
Live Updates
- 30 Jan 2022 12:37 PM GMT
Nadal finally wins this game!
Its his for the taking and he regains a lead with the score being 3-2
- 30 Jan 2022 12:35 PM GMT
5 deuce points for the 5th game!
Both players have not let each other out of sight as the game score is 2-2
- 30 Jan 2022 12:18 PM GMT
Nadal leads 2-1 in the 4th set!
The crowd seems to be getting after Medvedev and Nadal has retaken the lead in this all important set for him.
- 30 Jan 2022 11:58 AM GMT
Nadal finally wins his first set!
Simply brilliant and the crowd goes wild for him as he takes the set by a score of 6-4
- 30 Jan 2022 11:53 AM GMT
Nadal is ahead !
Absolutely scintillating as he regains his lead and makes the game score 5-4 in his favour
- 30 Jan 2022 11:49 AM GMT
Nadal makes it 4-4
He breezes through this game and is still well into it with a fighting chance of claiming this set