Rafa Nadal’s victory against Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open has covered much of the covers and digital editions of the media around the world after his victory. Nadal became the male tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles with 21 after breaking the tie with Djokovic and Federer. Below we review how the media around the world picked up Nadal’s new feat.
The Team: The French sports newspaper dedicates its front page of its printed edition for this Monday, January 31, to Rafa Nadal’s triumph at the Australian Open with the headline ‘El Marciano’ accompanied by the result of the match and the subtitle “Phenomenal NADAL. At the end of a Dantesque duel of more than five hours, knocked Medvedev down and won his 21st Grand Slam, an absolute record in the men’s category”. The French outlet also echoed Nadal’s victory in its digital edition shortly after the match with headlines such as ‘The Greatest’ and a play on words with the French term ‘grotesque’ (grotesque) and the acronym GOAT (Greatest Of All Times, the greatest of all time) to headline ‘GOATESQUE’.
The Gazzetta dello Sport: The Italian sports media also includes Nadal’s triumph in its printed edition with the headline “21 times Nadal” and they point out that “he is the legend of the Grand Slams and appeases Medvedev.” In their digital edition they collect Nadal’s victory with the headline: “Nadal is immortal! Beat Medvedev after coming back and win the 21st Grand Slam”. In addition, they also include Nadal’s own statements after the match: “I want to become the greatest among the greats.”
Hey: The Argentine sports media collects Nadal’s triumph in its digital edition with the headline “Giant: Nadal came from an epic final in Australia and is the most successful Grand Slam winner in history.” They also collect Nadal’s figures in an article in which they consider him to be “a beast that threatens mathematics” and another article in which they point out that Nadal is “the champion who inspires us”.
The New York Times: The New York media also includes Nadal’s victory in its digital edition with the headline “Rafael Nadal wins the Australian Open, his 21st Grand Slam title” along with the subtitle “Novak Djokovic eclipsed the first Grand Slam of the year before it started , but Nadal pulled off an epic comeback against Daniil Medvedev that broke the tie with Djokovic and Roger Federer in the race for the most men’s Grand Slam titles.”
The Age: The Australian medium picks up Nadal’s victory in the Australian Open final with the headline “Nadal completes comeback to win Australian Open 2022.” In addition, they pick up the ‘sorpasso’ to Federer and Djokovic in the fight for who will have the most Grand Slam, they underline “why this may have been the greatest Rafa Nadal final in a Grand Slam” and they emphasize that “Nadal defends the ‘crazy ‘Australian Open fans’, adding that “Nadal described the Australian Open fans as ‘crazy’ in supporting him but not crossing the line after Daniil Medvedev lamented their treatment of him.”
Russia Today: The Russian outlet also collects Rafa Nadal’s victory with the headline: “Rafael Nadal wins the Australian Open against Daniil Medvedev and becomes the first tennis player in history to win 21 Grand Slam tournaments.”
Flash: The Serbian midfielder also picks up Nadal’s victory with the headline “Nadal is the Australian Open champion! A change in his career to win the 21st Grand Slam, Djokovic has someone to fight with for history”