Minutes later he held for 3-3 in the third set and swung the momentum of the Australian Open final around. He was the only one of three who had a chance to claim the record solo in Australia. I just feel confident now that I'm going to have my chances to keep playing tennis for a while, yeah." Federer and Djokovic were watching the final, from a distance, and both used social media messages to offer congratulations to Nadal for breaking their three-way tie atop the men's Grand Slam standings. "Tactically nothing changed," he added, "but Rafa stepped up."

Source: Manila Times February 01, 2022 04:06 UTC