Serena Williams’ Coach Mouratoglou Reveals How Rafael Nadal Overcame Daniil Medvedev at Australian Open 2022 Finals

Rafael Nadal displayed his never-giving-up attitude at the Australian Open 2022 men’s finals. In what looked like a ‘completely slipped out of hand’ match, the Spaniard came from 2 sets down to win the match. 

Analyzing his performance, star coach Patrick Mouratoglou explained what went right for Nadal. Serena William’s coach, Patrick, gave out pointers, elaborating on how the 35-year-old changed his game tactics that helped Nadal not only make a comeback but also go on to win the finals. 

Mouratoglou spoke about Nadal’s top qualities as a player, along with his ability to adapt to the situation.

Mouratoglou’s analysis of Nadal’s game in the finals of Australian Open 2021

Patrick Mouratoglou started by praising Nadal’s performance in the finals saying, “This final was the summary of Rafael Nadal’s career. I think everybody saw him losing this match, after being down two sets to love, 3-2, 0-40, you couldn’t really see how he could win it.”

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Mouratoglou elaborated on Nadal’s tactical change, which led him to victory. “He always finds a way to adapt. He started to use the slice a lot yo bring Medvedev to the net. That was a turning point for me, a key – to bring Medvedev in a situation in which he was uncomfortable and to make him miss easy shots.”

The coach also added to his list pointers speaking about the most surprising element for him during the match. It was Nadal’s physical condition that caught the coach’s eye. 

“What surprised me a lot in that final is Nadal’s physical shape,” he said. “Rafa knew it before the match, because if he thought that he was very short physically, he would have been much more aggressive. In five sets he went to the net 50 times, it’s not a lot. Because Rafa knew he was not going to be tired, he accepted to play long rallies, and he made Daniil doubt a lot when he was close to the net, and it affected all of Daniil’s game.”

Rafael Nadal clinches his 21st major in Melbourne

Nadal was set to take on Daniil Medvedev in the quest for his 2nd Australian Open title. With millions of eyeballs towards them, both the players took the stage and started the match. Things did not go well in the first two sets for the Spaniard. He failed to withstand the long rallies being played by the Russian. Two sets down, the world had given up on Rafa’s chances to win the finals. 

However, the lefty had some other plans in mind. calling upon his 20 years of experience, Nadal made a massive comeback, winning the next two sets. The third set saw both players scaling up their level, not leaving any stone unturned to take the set.

Although Medvedev hit 19 winners in the final set, it was Nadal who took the step forward and went on to win the set. Rafael Nadal took 5 hours 24 minutes to beat the Russian world number 2. 

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