Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev produced one of the greatest tennis matches of all time. Both players met in the Australian Open 2022 final and, as everyone expected, it was a cracker of a match.
The Russian started the match on the front foot and dominated the 2009 champion. He did so with some exhilarating groundstrokes and kept Nadal uncomfortable.
Medvedev went 2-0 up and looked to be cruising to an easy win. However, the Spaniard did what he does best and came roaring back into the match. He overpowered Medvedev in the next three sets and, after battling for over five hours, finally was able to get the historic 21st grand slam win.
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At one point in the fifth set, Nadal was serving for the match and Medvedev broke his serve. This had the UFC commentator take to Twitter and react to it. In his tweet, he wrote, “Absolutely riveting Australian Open men’s final coming down to it right now on ESPN+ They’ve played 5 hours and 16 minutes. 5-5 in the 5th. My Nadal +160 ticket feels like it’s on the ropes.”
Absolutely riveting Australian Open men's final coming down to it right now on ESPN+ They've played 5 hours and 16 minutes. 5-5 in the 5th. My Nadal +160 ticket feels like it's on the ropes.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) January 30, 2022
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At one point, Nadal looked down and out, and it comes as no surprise the world reacted to the match the way they did. It will probably go down as one of the greatest comebacks in open-era history.
With the win, he created history and became the first man to win 21 singles grand slam titles. Before the win, he was tied on 20 with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Jon Anik requested Tom Brady to not retire
Recently, the sporting world was shocked by a rumor of NFL superstar and legend Tom Brady announcing his retirement. People across the sports community were shocked, and among them was Jon Anik.
Anik is a UFC commentator, and when the news broke, he took to Twitter and made a request to Brady. He requested the seven-time Super Bowl champion to reconsider retirement. He wrote, “One more year, Tommy. Shut ’em up again. Can’t go out playing like the M.V.P.! I mean you gotta regress a little before you go. #GOAT @TomBrady @seanshelby 🐐🤫.”
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One more year, Tommy. Shut 'em up again. Can't go out playing like the M.V.P.! I mean you gotta regress a little before you go. #GOAT @TomBrady @seanshelby 🐐🤫
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) January 29, 2022
It looks like the last 24 hours were very eventful for the UFC commentator.
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He was last seen in action at UFC 270, along with Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier.
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