{"id":67545,"date":"2022-01-31T07:03:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T20:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=67545"},"modified":"2022-01-31T07:03:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T20:33:20","slug":"rafael-nadal-makes-history-with-epic-aussie-open-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/rafael-nadal-makes-history-with-epic-aussie-open-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal Makes History With Epic Aussie Open Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rafael Nadal has won a record-breaking 21st grand slam title after beating Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/roweys-sports-show-podcast-28-january-2022\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rowey's Sports Show Podcast - 28 January 2022\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following his epic five-set win, Nadal said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;It has been one of the most emotional matches in my tennis career and to share the court with you [Medvedev] was an honor\u2026 I don&#8217;t even know what to say, guys, for me it&#8217;s just amazing.<\/p><p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t thank enough all the guys that are there [in my box], all the team, family &#8230; just how hard the last year and half has been and in the low moments you have been there to support me and without you guys none of this would be possible.<\/p><p>&#8220;Being honest, one and a half months ago I didn&#8217;t know if I would be back on the tour playing tennis again and today I am here in front of you with the trophy again. You don&#8217;t know how much I fought to be here. Thank you so much for the love and support.<\/p><p>&#8220;Without a doubt [it was] one of the most emotional matches in my tennis career and having the huge support I received during the three weeks is going to stay in my heart for the rest of my life, so many, many thanks.<\/p><p>&#8220;One month and half ago I would have said it would be my last Australian Open, but now I have a lot of energy to carry on. I can&#8217;t explain the feelings I have now, but I&#8217;m going to try my best to come back next year.&#8221;<\/p><cite>edition.cnn.com<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch history being made \u2b07\ud83c\udfc6<br><br>Rafael Nadal&#39;s best shots from that final set and the moment he won his 21st Grand Slam title. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbctennis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bbctennis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausopen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausopen<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSport\/status\/1487853114887589888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>FIVEAA BREAKFAST LIVE STREAM &#8211; MONDAY 31 JAN &#8211; WATCH HERE:<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1395FIVEAA%2Fvideos%2F1004165780453370%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal has won a record-breaking 21st grand slam title after beating Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final. 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