“Stunning to say the least!” Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Rafael Nadal for winning his 21st grand slam title
Australian Open 2022 - Tendulkar congratulates Nadal on his epic win
On January 30, 2022, Rafael Nadal grabbed his rightful 21st record-breaking grand slam from the 25-year-old Russian player Daniil Medvedev in an intense five-setter ( 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 ). This battle meant a lot to both players as, for the Spanish player, this was his big break to cross the current world no. 1 Novak Djokovic and former world no. 1 Roger Federer, while for Medvedev, this win could have taken him to the world no.1’s position leaving Djokovic one the 2nd position in men’s singles ranking list.
With his win in the Australian Open 2022, Rafael Nadal has bagged 13 French Open titles, 4 US Open titles, 2 Wimbleton titles, and 2 Australian Open titles. After turning pro in 2001, Nadal won his first Australian Open title in the year 2009, followed by four runner-up trophies until, after 13 years, he won his second title on Sunday.
Tendulkar – “absolutely magnificent!” after Nadal’s match against Medvedev
Sachin Tendulkar, a former Indian cricket player who was considered one of the best batsmen in the field for being the first in Cricket history to have scored 100 centuries, congratulated Rafael Nadal on his historic win in the 2022 Australian Open.
As a tennis fan who idols John McEnroe, Tendulkar has had a constant eye on the events occurring in the tennis world. He has had many beautiful encounters with multiple top-level tennis players, such as his meeting with Roger Federer in 2011 Wimbleton. The two have exchanged numerous conversations and jokes since then on Twitter.
Rafael Nadal had once mentioned how he, despite being right-handed, plays with his left, just like ‘ the legend ‘ Tendulkar, who, despite being a lefty, plays with his right.
And now, after the Spaniard’s epic moment yesterday, Tendulkar posted on his Twitter, congratulating Nadal on his 21st grand slam. “From 2 sets down to come back and win your 21st Grand Slam is incredible,” said the cricket legend.
Despite competing only once since his injury last year, Nadal gave his best by beating Medvedev even though he was broken in the 5th and 7th games, losing the first set to the Russian. After 84 minutes, the 25-year-old closes the set with 7-6. However, his will to be the 1st to grab the 21st grand slam drove Nadal to get the following three sets from Medvedev, giving him the best moment of his life.
“That is absolutely magnificent. Stunning, to say the least,” comments Tendulkar after the remarkable match.
Varsha Srikumar
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