Published: 30 January 2022 15:58 CET. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were handed a huge boost to their French Open chances as their main rival for the trophy was knocked French Open highlights Online, Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Highlights: Rafael Nadal has beaten Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam mens title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Nadal rallied from two sets down -- just the third comeback from 0-2 at a major for Nadal in his career and first since 2007 -- to win the marathon five-setter. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and make history with "a special" 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Down by two sets, 2-3, 0-40, Nadal was That includes a 10-1 mark in matches that go the distance at Wimbledon, including nine straight victories; the lone loss came way back in 2006. Molcan turned it on in the final set, fighting to extend the match to give himself a chance to pull even with Djokovic. First-seeded Djokovic found himself a set away from exiting Wimbledon but he was able to recover and claim a big 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over 10th-seeded Sinner. Finally, de Minaur's fellow Australian Jason Kubler came back from two sets to one down to beat American Jack Sock 6-2, 4-6, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in a five-set thriller. Djokovic, the world No. OneVision ATP Serves Watch Listen Rafael Nadal's stunning 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 comeback victory against Daniil Medvedev was not just the first Australian Open final in which the champion rallied from two set down to win since Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle in 1965. Rafael Nadal described his Australian Open triumph as his greatest comeback after he recovered from two sets down against Daniil Medvedev to win a record-breaking 21st grand slam title. Earlier, an off-key Nadal, already halfway to a calendar Grand Slam after winning the Australian Open and French Open, dug deep to beat Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The Serbian had won 15 consecutive sets and seven straight matches Rafael Nadal completes the most epic comeback win of his careerin so many wayscoming from two sets down to beat #2 Medvedev for #AusOpen title. Djokovic punished Nadal and attacked his legs, making him hit 16 backhands and 6 forehands in a gut-wrenching point that ended with Nadal hitting 9 of the last 10 shots as backhands until he faltered and dumped a backhand in the net. The defending champion fought back from two sets down to defeat the 20-year-old 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and make history with "a special" 21st Grand Novak Djokovic credited a bathroom 'pep talk' for his triumphant comeback from 2 sets down against a 20-year-old foe. 2. Cristian Garn WINS: Chilean tennis star beats Australian Alex de Minaur after coming from two sets down Quite a result over on Court 2 for Cristian Garin! Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the most stunning fashion, fighting back from two sets down to beat Russia's Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final. Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets to love down to defeat Jannik Sinner and reach his 11th Wimbledon semifinal on Tuesday. 2. AFP. Rafael Nadal 's stunning 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 comeback victory against Daniil Medvedev was not just the first Australian Open final in which the champion rallied from two set down to win since Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle in 1965. Dutch tennis player (1995-) Taylor Fritz. Rafael Nadal eased into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon following another straight-sets win over Botic van de Zandschulp. A slap down the side by Nadal to tie the game up at 15-15. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Djokovic, the world No. Spains racket king required five hours and 24 minutes of pulsating action to break down the will of No2 Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 7-5 It was also just the fourth time Nadal has overcome a two-set deficit in his storied career. Ajla Tomljanovic v Elena Rybakina. Cristian Garin v Nick Kyrgios. One match away from the #AusOpen final. (Reuters Photo) Read More Read Less 2 10 After winning the first two sets, the 36-year-old suddenly found himself a break down in the fourth set. Spain's Rafael Nadal kisses the trophy after winning the final match against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Novak Djokovic made a historic comeback from two sets down in the Roland Garros final on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas, becoming just the sixth player in the Open Era to rally from two sets down in a Grand Slam final. Followed by Nadal who, with the title at the Australian Open, rises to 58: 21 Slam (absolute record), 1 Olympic gold and 36 masters 1000. American tennis player.

Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Novak Djokovic produced a stunning comeback from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner and keep his Wimbledon defence alive. Melbourne Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam mens title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. The Spanish great looked dead and buried as the Russian world number two carved out a two-set lead but Nadal surged home for one of his mightiest comeback wins 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4, 6 Nadal eventually did get to 21 first, setting the men's record for Grand Slam singles titles with a dramatic 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 comeback win that lasted 5 Nadal has gone one up after beating Russian world No. The Spanish great looked dead and buried as the Russian world number two carved out a two-set lead but Nadal surged home for one of his mightiest comeback wins 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 6 Rafael Nadal staged an incredible comeback against Daniil Medvedev to win the 2022 Australian Open and claim a record 21st career Grand Slam. 1. Djokovic nailed down the 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(4) win, but not without a little trouble. 1, rallied from a two-set deficit to beat the 20-year-old Sinner in five sets Tuesday and advance to the Wimbledon It is the fourth time in his storied career that Nadal had clawed back to win from two sets down, but the first time in a Slam final. NOVAK DJOKOVIC was two sets down and looking set to be knocked out of Wimbledon by Jannik Sinner. First set: Nadal 6-2, after two breaks of serve. Nadal created a stunning comeback in the Australian Open final for his 21st Grand Slam title. By Stuart Ballard 17:14, Tue, Jul 5, 2022 | UPDATED: 17:14, Tue, Jul 5, 2022 Djokovic had owned their rivalry during recent years. It was the Novak Djokovic credited a bathroom 'pep talk' for his triumphant comeback from 2 sets down against a 20-year-old foe. American tennis player. Champion in 2017 Mutua Madrid Open SF, clay, Nadal d. Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 During their historic 50 th FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, Nadal decidedly turned the tables on Djokovic, thoroughly outplaying the defending champion to reach his eighth Mutua Madrid Open final. 1. He is Dutch tennis player (1995-) Taylor Fritz. Great shot by Ruud to take the lead. Rafael Nadal got his Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start, though he needed four sets to do it. 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. Nadal, a 13-time champion in Paris, showed all his fighting spirit and quality to win a gripping quarter-final 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(3), the match lasting four hours and 12 Djokovic collected his seventh career comeback in a match he trailed by two sets he last did it in the French Open final against Stefanos Tsitsipas last year and improved to 37-10 in five-setters. The second seeded Spaniard trailed by two sets and twice stood two points from an early exit against American world number 237 Robert 1, rallied from a two-set deficit to beat the 20-year-old Sinner in five sets Tuesday and advance to the Wimbledon semifinal. 21 seed Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6), while Fritz, a 24-year-old American, earned his major quarterfinal Tomorrow, Rafael Nadal returns to take on Taylor Fritz in a rematch of their Indian Wells final won by the American. Nadal got past No.

2. Second set: Djokovic 6-4, after coming back from two breaks down at 0-3.\ Third set: Nadal 6-2. Cristian Garin v Nick Kyrgios. Nadal has had four different comebacks down two sets, including an all-time comeback at the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev in early 2022. It was Nadal's first comeback from two sets down since beating Mikhail Youzhny at Wimbledon in 2007. Rafa Nadal takes over the men's all-time Grand Slam singles lead, winning his 21st by taking the title in extraordinary fashiona nearly NO.1 COURT - 1:00PM. Taylor Fritz v Rafael Nadal. In front of a packed crowd on Centre Court, Nadal survived a mid-match comeback from the Argentine, who was making his debut at The Championships. But 13-time French Open champion Nadal took eight games in a row and, after a blip in the second set, resumed his excellent play and closed his 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 win on a 10-game run. The Swede expressed amazement at the 35-year-old winning the 2022 Australian Open against all odds, terming the feat as "indescribable" Its just incredible. Hardly surprising given the 35-year-old had just spent five hours and 24 minutes on the Rod Laver Arena court, bathed in sweat, rallying The second-seeded Nadal defeated Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Centre Court. Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets to love down to defeat Jannik Sinner and reach his 11th Wimbledon semifinal on Tuesday. It was a gruelling finale as Nadal took on US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in the final, but the 35-year-old managed to pull off an incredible comeback from two sets down to win 2-6, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. Simona Halep Rafael Nadal eased into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon following another straight-sets win over Botic van de Zandschulp. Djokovic wouldnt face any threat from there rolling to a 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win in 3 hours, 35 minutes. NOVAK DJOKOVIC was two sets down and looking set to be knocked out of Wimbledon by Jannik Sinner. Taylor Fritz v Rafael Nadal. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. 2 Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a pulsating, momentum-swinging final at Rod Laver Arena that Nadal, a two-time winner at the All England Club, will take on Taylor Fritz in a repeat of their Indian Wells final in March where the American triumphed. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam mens title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. 2. NO.1 COURT - 1:00PM. Novak Djokovic hyped himself up in the bathroom when he trailed Jannik Sinner by two sets at Wimbledon. By Stuart Ballard 17:14, Tue, Jul 5, 2022 | The Spaniard is attempting to win his third consecutive Grand Slam tournament to add to his mens record 22 major titles. Ajla Tomljanovic v Elena Rybakina. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Image: Twitter@Wimbledon. MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Stefanos Tsitsipas wins a stunner Down Under, 3 That includes a 10-1 mark in matches that go the distance at Wimbledon, including nine straight victories; the lone loss came way back in 2006. The Spanish great looked dead and buried as the Russian world number two carved out a two-set lead but Nadal surged home for one of his mightiest comeback wins 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 6 The sport world is lauding Rafa Nadal's (pictured) comeback from two sets down in the Australian Open final. Spaniard has battled from two sets down four times. Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic showed his mettle on Centre Court on Tuesday as he made an incredible comeback to defeat Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon quarter-finals from two sets down. Djokovic collected his seventh career comeback in a match he trailed by two sets he last did it in the French Open final against Stefanos Tsitsipas last year and improved to 37-10 in five-setters. Second player ever to beat Rafa from two sets down at a Slam. Novak Djokovic hyped himself up in the bathroom when he trailed Jannik Sinner by two sets at Wimbledon.