A forehand winner earned Nadal the crucial break of serve in the decider, before he held off three break points from Medvedev in a 13-minute service game as he tried to close out the match.

READ MORE: Daniil Medvedev highlights trend causing ‘immense physical ... “That was the match against Rafa Nadal at the Australian Open two years ago. The final, which I lost.

Bumped up a spot in the seedings because No. 2-ranked Alexander Zverev withdrew from the U.S. Open after tearing ankle ligaments during French Open semifinal against Nadal. The Draw: Could face ...

Runner-up to Novak Djokovic in 2021, to Rafael Nadal in 2022 and to Jannik Sinner last year, Medvedev was seeded fifth this campaign. But the former world No.1 never came close to finding his best ...

Daniil Medvedev has faced the Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic ... “Again, that’s why we also see so many highlights of him because, yeah, that’s what he does.” ...

Nadal had last won the Australian Open title in 2009. He though reached the finals of Australian Open four times after that in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019. Daniil Medvedev had begun the Australian ...