KING OF CLAY RAFAEL NADAL WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN TO WIN HIS 21 ST GRAND SLAM THE HIGHEST IN OPEN ERA BEATING ROGER FEDERER AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC DUO’S 20 TITLES

Nadal wins record 21st Grand Slam win

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 (5-7) 6-4 6-4 7-5 on Rod Laver Arena.

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