Australian Open: One of the most emotional moments of my life, says Nadal after winning 21st Grand Slam title
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Australian Open: One of the most emotional moments of my life, says Nadal after winning 21st Grand Slam title

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An emotional Rafael Nadal declared his extraordinary Australian Open final win over Daniil Medvedev as "one of the most emotional of my career". The Spaniard star rallied back from two sets to win in five sets, with the match spanning a remarkable 5 hours and 24 minutes to become the second-longest Grand Slam final in history. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who won his 21st Grand Slam title and now has one more major title than Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, his long-time rivals in the so-called Big Three. With the 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 win that started Sunday night, was delayed in the 84-minute second set when a protester jumped onto the court, and then finished early Monday morning, Nadal also became just the fourth man in history to win all four of the sport’s major titles at least twice.

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