Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final despite trailing 2-0 after the first two sets, thus winning his 21st Grand Slam.
Medvedev was all heart and legs to enter his second consecutive Australian Open final but finds Spanish ace Rafael Nadal on his way to glory.
A win over Medvedev will give Nadal a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title. It will help him overtake two of his main competitors - Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
The reward for his last-four win on Friday is a mouth-watering summit clash against Rafael Nadal in Melbourne.
Under the lights on Rod Laver Arena, the second seed showed a mix of quality and grit in defeating fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
For only the second time in his career, the Russian star bounced back from a two-sets-to-love deficit under the lights at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.
Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime are all through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open 2022.
Daniil Medvedev beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to make it into the fourth round of the Australian Open 2022.
The second seed needed four sets to defeat the Aussie 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 after two hours and 58 minutes at Melbourne Park.
Kyrgios returned to the combustible John Cain Arena on Sunday after emerging from isolation and giving rowdy fans a night to remember.