However, the champion retaliated instantly to eventually claim the title. He did face a last-ditched effort by Medvedev, who broke Nadal's serve at the death. 5th set Nadal just showed why he has done it 20 times before as he turned clinical in the fifth set by breaking his Russian rival early.Because if I gave you a clear answer and tomorrow another thing happens, I will be a liar.Rafael Nadal exults after winning a game against Daniil Medvedev during Australian Open 2022 final in Melbourne on Sunday.Īustralian Open 2022 Final Live Streaming: Where and when to watch Nadal vs Medvedev Online Free, TV Match Progress On whether he will play Nick Kyrgios come that time or not, he said: “Honestly, I can’t give you a clear answer. Having already suffered a cracked rib earlier in the season, Nadal is weary of his abdominal injury, and he further revealed that he is worried he will not be able to compete in the semi-finals on Friday. Sebastian Nadal telling his son Rafael to quit? #Wimbledon #Nadal /L0LiJQQttY But on the other hand, I did it a couple of times in my tennis career.
“It’s not easy even if I had that idea for such a long time.
For me it is tough to retire in the middle of a match. When asked in his post-match press conference to clarify on the moment, the Spaniard admitted: “they told me to retire from the match. The 22-time Slam champion looked on the verge of having to pull out in the second set, before somehow recovering after a medical timeout to go on and win 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) after more than four brutal hours of tennis.īefore that second set medical timeout, Nadal’s father Sebastian and sister Maria could be seen gesticulating to his son, appearing to call for him to quit for his own health. Rafael Nadal has admitted that his father and sister wanted him to retire from his quarter-final battle against Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon as he struggled for hours with an abdominal injury.
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