Coach Carlos Moya is one of those people who was completely impressed by Rafael Nadal's performance in the Australian Open final. Nadal, who played only one event in the second half of the 2021 season due to a leg injury, was not sure whether he would be able to play in Australia.
Nadal decided to travel to Australia at the last minute and went on to win a record 21st Grand Slam title. Nadal lost in the final to Daniil Medvedev by two sets, but recovered to win the title. “On the fingers of one hand you can count athletes who have been able to experience Rafa-like conditions in history and have been able to succeed.
Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods in his best moments, Novak Djokovic in tennis. That gene, that competitiveness, that way of managing to change the results is influential. Had we written the script of the tournament, the reality would have been better than what we would have written.
Then you see that little things change until you reach the happy ending, but living that metamorphosis is wonderful. It was an American film script, Tony told Punto de Braque.
Nadal once again made tennis history
Medvedev was heading for a straight-set victory as he was up two sets, a 3-2 lead in the third set and three consecutive break points in the sixth game.
That's when Nadal's historic comeback began. Almost everything said, you can't help but admire what Rafa is achieving. The win is impressive but the way is also impressive, how he overcomes adversity, how he plays during the game. Changes deftly, physically defeating one of the fittest players on the circuit, who is ten years younger than him.
It is the result of being proud, although there are things that can be improved, perfection does not exist. Considering the conditions with which we got into the tournament a month ago, both the attitude and the level were great,” Moya explained.