After trading service holds till Game 4, Nadal inched ahead by breaking Medvedev's serve in Game 5 of the final set. Nadal broke back in the subsequent and eventually won the fourth set 6-4 in 62 minutes to force a deciding 5th.

The Russian broke back in the next game to draw level. 20-time Grand Slam champion Nadal then struck first in the fourth set by breaking Medvedev in Game 3. Nadal then pulled the trigger by breaking Medvedev in the next and then consolidating on it to take third set 6-4 in 64 minutes to make it 1-2. The third set, till game 8, was relatively straightforward as the two players held their service games upto that point. Eventually, after 84 minutes and a tie-breaker, Medvedev inched ahead to a 2-0 lead by closing it 7-6. But Medvedev responded by breaking Nadal back again to make it 5-5. Then, Medvedev broke back in game 7 only to see Rafael Nadal win another break in the next game. The start to the second set was a better one for Nadal as he won a break point in Game 4. While Nadal has looked inconsistent, Medvedev has looked strong on his serves and at the baseline. Medvedev broke Nadal in Game 5 and 7 and eventually bagged the first set 6-2 in 42 minutes. The first honours of the mega Nadal vs Medvedev have gone the Russian's way. This is also his 21st Major title, becoming the first man to do so. Rafael Nadal Vs Daniil Medvedev Australian Open 2022 Highlights: Rafael Nadal beats Daniill Medvedev 2-6,6-7,6-4,6-4,7-5 in a five-set thriller to lift his second Australian Open title.

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