Rafael Nadal won a fantastic US Open final against a die-hard Daniil Medvedev. The Spanish sensation is now just 1 slam away from Roger Federer’s fantastic record (20).
The Spanish sensation went through a lot in his career fighting and “defeating” countless injuries and physical problems.
The US Open organization had the fantastic idea of showing on the big screen Rafa’s 19 slams. The Spanish legend was visibly emotional to burst into tears during the video.
Later he admitted that during the video he was just thinking about all the things that he had to go through to achieve that.
Enjoy the video
Extended video of Rafael Nadal watching the video montage to his 19 Grand Slams. pic.twitter.com/7seML9GjBN
— Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) September 9, 2019
Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 8th of September when he defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in the final in U.S. Open to win his 84th career title.
This year Nadal has a 47-6 win-loss record. Rafael conquered 4 titles in 2019 in Rome, at the French Open, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open. Rafael was the finalist at the Australian Open.