2022 Australian Open Men’s Final: Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev

[don_fabio]

It would be too much to lose serving for the set in 2 sets in a row.

 

[Vince Evert]

Two sets all ! Who wouldve thought!

 

[Moxie]

And we're going 5.

 

[don_fabio]

Like I said, just imagine...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thank you Rafa I did ask for a love service game and you delivered

 

[Moxie]

Vince...I would, after the first two. Don't mind all of those people who lost hope.

 

[don_fabio]

rafanoy1992 was way too depressed

 

[Moxie]

The old trope has it that the 5th set isn't about tennis, it's about mentality. If there is any truth in that, Rafa will win.

 

[Vince Evert]

Almost like a reversal of their epic 2019 U S Open where Nadal it was led two sets to 0 and the russian came back from the dead to clinch the third and fourth sets before Nadal took the 5th set.

 

[don_fabio]

What are the odds now. At some point they said win predictor was 90:10 in favor of Rafa

 

[Jelenafan]

Energy. Energy. Energy.

 

[tented]

You guys don’t understand — the more we counted him out, the more he started winning.

 

[Moxie]

So I'm hoping for the not complete reversal of fortunes.

 

[Vince Evert]

It's past midnight melbourne time now.

 

[don_fabio]

Sorry 90:10 in favor of Daniil

 

[Vince Evert]

Nadal looked like he has picked up his serve. Medvedev looked shaky and was going for some desperation drop shots during that set.

 

[Moxie]

@tented If you guys who lost faith try to say you tipped the scales...I don't know what.

 

[Moxie]

Oddly, I think Rafa looks fresher than he did early in the 3rd.

 

[tented]

He definitely looks fresher, Moxie. I think the temperature coming down helped a lot.

 

[Vince Evert]

And 5 years ago it was Nadal played out another epic going down to arch rival Roger "The KING" Federer.