Rafael Nadal was wearing a $1 million Richard Mille watch during the Australian Open final
Rafael Nadal has officially become tennis’ most serial male winner.
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Rafael Nadal: Conor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather would be envious of his Aus Open final watch
Rafael Nadal has officially become tennis’ most serial male winner.
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Ashleigh Barty's Australian Open win betters Rafael Nadal final by 1.5m viewers
Around 3.6 million Australians tuned in to watch Ashleigh Barty win her first Grand Slam title at the Rod Laver Arena, compared to 2.1 million who watched the men’s final.
Rafael Nadal says he's 'lucky' to be part of Big Three with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic after Australian Open win
Rafael Nadal says he feels lucky to be playing in the same era as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic after picking up a record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Sunday. Nadal fought back from two sets down to beat world No 2 Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 in a gruelling five-hour battle on Rod Laver Arena on Sunday. Ad/> The 35-year-old Spaniard now leads the race to finish his career with the most Grand Slam singles titles in history after moving one ahead of Federer and Djokovic.
How Rafael Nadal, Ash Barty et al electrified the 2022 Australian Open - at a time when tennis needed it most
It seemed impossible that the 2022 Australian Open would ever be separated from the saga surrounding Novak Djokovic’s week-long stay in Melbourne. Even as Rafael Nadal insisted in the build-up that the Australian Open is “much more important than any player”, it didn’t feel that way. Ad/> Something exceptional needed to happen to move the discussion on.
Nadal edges ahead of Federer, Djokovic in GOAT debate
The numbers do not lie. Rafael Nadal stands alone on 21 Grand Slam titles, breaking a tie with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the race to be crowned the greatest male tennis player of all time.
Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open win was portrait of a true artist at work
I’ll give you a blizzard of numbers and statistics later but Rafa Nadal coming back from two sets down to win the Australian Open final was not a tennis match that you can reduce quite so easily. This was a performance on stage, a piece of astonishing theatre and something that touched those of us watching in a way that was far deeper and more profound than simply a reaction to a sporting contest.