At 16:30 Beijing time on January 30, the Australian Open men's singles final, Nadal played against Medvedev. In the end, Nadal, after falling behind in two sets, chased three sets in a row to beat Medvedev 3-2 to win the Australian Open men's singles title.
At this point, Nadal officially surpassed Djokovic and Federer to become the first male tennis player in history to win 21 Grand Slam titles. And achieve double lap Grand Slam achievement. It was also Nadal's 90th singles title and 24th hardcourt title of his career. Nadal also became the second player in the Open era to achieve a double Grand Slam achievement.
In the first set of the final, Medvedev won the first set 6-2. In the second set, Medvedev went on to take the seventh 7-6. In the third set, Nadal broke in the ninth set, and in the tenth set, Nadal saved the third set 6-4! In the fourth set, Nadal saved two break points to save the serve, and won the fourth set 6-4 next city! The two sides are back on the balance and entering the decider!
In the decider, Nadal won the championship with a 7-5 victory over Medvedev.