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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 9:43 AM GMT
Nadal 1 Medvedev 1
The second set begins with both players making their mark quickly. Nadal seems to have improved his service since the previous set.
- 30 Jan 2022 9:30 AM GMT
And Medvedev seals the first game!
6-2 and it seemed so easy for him in the past 10 minutes especially since he breezed through it all with barely any resistance from the opposing end. Rafa seems to be struggling with his service a lot so he'll have to figure out something for the next game at least.
- 30 Jan 2022 9:26 AM GMT
Nadal 2 Medvedev 5
Medvedev is heading for victory in the first set as he has rallied to take 3 consecutive games
- 30 Jan 2022 9:17 AM GMT
Medvedev takes the lead
The game score is 3-2 in favor of the Russian who surges past Rafa Nadal.
- 30 Jan 2022 9:08 AM GMT
Nadal 2 Medvedev 1
Nadal seals his second game with another victory after being tied at deuce.
- 30 Jan 2022 8:55 AM GMT
Nadal takes the first game!
Brilliant rally and it just goes to show what we can expect from the two after Nadal wins the tiebreaker
- 30 Jan 2022 8:19 AM GMT
A very warm welcome to all of you!
The blockbuster tennis match of the month is set to take place in just under an hour from now. This will definitely be an action-packed event given the two tennis stars who are set to take center stage.
