Rafael Nadal Wins Australian Open — And Breaks Three-Way Tie For Most Grand Slam Titles

Nadal broke a three-way tie for the most wins at the sport's top four with his 21st Grand Slam title, after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final.

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The Australian Open is in Australia.

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Nadal won the fourth time he has defeated Medvedev out of the five times they have played each other.

Nadal has won the French Open 13 times, the U.S. Open four times, and Wimbledon twice.

The three-way tie for Grand Slam wins was broken last year by Medvedev when he defeated the Serbian in the finals of the U.S. Open.

$125 million. According to Forbes, how much prize money Nadal has taken home since 2001 is not known. He won the Australian Open and will get another million dollars.

Key Background

The Big Three were absent from the Australian Open this year. He was deported from Australia due to his failure to comply with the country's Covid-19 vaccine policy. As he continues to recover from two knee surgeries last year, he sat out the Australian Open.

He could lose millions from missing grand slams.

The Australian Open final will be the 21st Grand Slam title for Rafael Nadal.