Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday congratulated tennis star Rafael Nadal after the Spaniard received the boys’s record-breaking twenty first Grand Slam. Beneath the lights on Rod Laver Enviornment, the legendary Spaniard appeared down and out towards Daniil Medvedev. Nonetheless, the sixth seed demonstrated his trademark big-match mentality, overcoming the Russian 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in entrance of a raucous crowd in a Melbourne traditional.
Along with his dramatic victory, Nadal has claimed sole possession of the report for essentially the most males’s singles Grand Slam titles, transferring previous Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic who’re each on 20 main crowns.
“That’s completely magnificent. Beautiful to say the least. From 2 units down to come back again and win your twenty first Grand Slam is unbelievable. Congratulations @RafaelNadal!” tweeted Sachin.
That’s completely magnificent. Beautiful to say the least.
From 2 units down to come back again and win your twenty first Grand Slam is unbelievable.
Congratulations @RafaelNadal!#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/VHjjlb4GFN
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 30, 2022
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Former India batter VVS Laxman additionally praised Nadal for his ‘monumental effort’ and a historic comeback.
“It is not over till it is over. From 2 units down, to comeback and win in Grand model is a monumental effort. Congratulations #RafaelNadal on a report twenty first Grand Slam and for successful the #AustralianOpen in nice vogue,” tweeted Laxman.
It is not over till it is over.
From 2 units down, to comeback and win in Grand model is a monumental effort. Congratulations #RafaelNadal on a report twenty first Grand Slam and for successful the #AustralianOpen in nice vogue. pic.twitter.com/vz7yuV70Hl— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 30, 2022
In the meantime, former India batter Virender Sehwag additionally wrote, “Rafael – Hearth hai Hearth. What an unbelievable comeback, what a champion #RafaelNadal.”
Rafael – Hearth ????hai Hearth .
What an unbelievable comeback, what a champion #RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/5aNFTRP1wc— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 30, 2022
In a high-quality and bodily match that ebbed and flowed, a pumped-up Nadal showcased his preventing spirit to place water on a red-hot Medvedev efficiency. Along with his again firmly towards the wall after the second set, Nadal’s champion mindset shone by way of as he started to hit by way of Medvedev with extra success in a brutal, heavy-hitting efficiency to desk the turns.
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