MELBOURNE, Australia: Rafael Nadal is within one victory of a men's record 21st Grand Slam singles title.He'll have to beat second-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final on Sunday to make history. And Medvedev is chasing a piece of history of his own after beating Stefanos Tsitispas 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a heated semifinal on Friday. The US Open champion is aiming to be the first man in the Open era to win his second Grand Slam title at the next major tournament. Then he had to regain his composure after an angry outburst in the second set of the semifinals. Medvedev returned after Tsitsipas converted his third set point to level the match and he again urged the umpire to give the French Open runner-up a code violation.

Source: Manila Times January 29, 2022 22:15 UTC