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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 10:43 AM GMT
Medvedev does it again!
6-6 is the set score as both of them will have to go again to determine the winner of this set.
- 30 Jan 2022 10:38 AM GMT
Nadal takes back the lead with a score of 6-5!
Brilliant play by the Spaniard and he hasn't given up yet on claiming the set point in his favour
- 30 Jan 2022 10:23 AM GMT
Nadal is leading 5-3
This is the 4th deuce point between the two with Nadal need just 2 points to seal this set while Medvedev is looking to take his game score to 4
- 30 Jan 2022 10:04 AM GMT
Nadal 4 Medvedev 3
Medvedev fights back to claim 2 games and he doesn't seem to be letting Rafa move ahead too quickly
- 30 Jan 2022 9:52 AM GMT
Nadal takes a 3-1 lead!
It has been back and forth so far between the two but Nadal finally breaks the deadlock to surge ahead in the set
