NADAL WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in the most stunning fashion, fighting back from two sets down to beat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final.

Backed by a loud Melbourne crowd, sixth seed Nadal rallied to win 2-6 ,6-7 ,6-4 ,6-4 ,7-5 on Rod Laver Arena

US Open champion Medvedev was going for his second successive major title.

The 25 year old Russian was in command before Nadal showed all of his renowned grit and fight to earn an extraordinary win.

In the absence of the deported Novak Djokovic and the injured Roger Federer in Melbourne, Nadal has moved one ahead of his great rivals in the race to finish with most major men’s singles titles.