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Spaniard leaves Federer and Djokovic behind with 21st grand slam title in Melbourne
AMSTERDAM – Rafael Nadal has been responsible for one of the greatest achievements in sports history since Sunday. For the 35-year-old Spaniard, everything came together in the final of the Australian Open against the ten years younger Daniil Medvedev. In a tennis masterpiece, he completed the comeback of the century against the Russian, winning 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5. Nadal is now the only male tennis player to hold 21 Grand Slam titles, one more than Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
