After defeating Daniil Medvedev to win the US Open, Rafael Nadal was overcome with emotion and broke down in tears.
After defeating Daniil Medvedev to win his fourth US Open, Rafael Nadal was filled with passion and was unable to contain his feelings.
During an exciting match in New York, Nadal prevailed over the Russian by a score of 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, and 6-4.
This means that the Spaniard has now won 19 Grand Slams, which is one less than Roger Federer, who has been Nadal’s archrival for a long time.
After Nadal’s victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium, a compilation of his 19 Grand Slam victories was brought to the audience’s attention.
In addition, it was too much for the Spaniard, who was left with tears in his eyes and was obviously struck by the emotion.
As the realization of what he had accomplished dawned on him, Nadal was overcome with emotion and covered his eyes.
After falling behind in the match by two sets, Medvedev fought back to force the match into a decider, which provided a thrilling conclusion.
Nadal, however, was able to eventually cross the finish line and win the tournament on his third championship point.
Medvedev questioned what would have been shown if Nadal had won, despite the fact that the montage was the one that caused Nadal to become emotional.
The runner-up said: “When I was staring on the TV and they were showing number one, number two, number 19, I was thinking if I won, what would they show?!
“What you’ve done for tennis in general, it’s wonderful for our sport. Thank you and congrats again.”