MOSCOW, 30 Jan. Russian Daniil Medvedev lost to Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season — the Australian Open. 7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:4, 7:5. The match lasted five hours and 24 minutes. During the meeting, the Russian filed 23 aces, made five double faults, actively won 76 goals, made 52 unforced errors, converted six out of 22 break points. Nadal's stats are three aces, five double faults, 69 active wins, 68 unforced errors, seven out of 22 break-point conversions. Nadal faced Medvedev for the fifth time and won four matches, including the 2019 US Open final.
A native of Moscow lost in the final of the Australian Open for the second time in a row. Last year, the Russian lost to Serb Novak Djokovic. Medvedev repeated Marat Safin's record for the number of Grand Slam finals among Russian tennis players — four. Safin won the US Open (2000) and Australian Open (2005), and also played twice in the final on the courts of Melbourne Park (2002, 2004). -professionals (ATR). Serb Novak Djokovic, who had his visa revoked before the competition, will remain the leader.
Nadal is 35 years old and previously won on the courts of Melbourne Park in 2009. The Spaniard won 21 Grand Slam finals, becoming the first tennis player in the world to do so, surpassing Djokovic and Switzerland's Roger Federer (20 Grand Slams each).