• World No 1 saves match point and wins 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Nadal admits: ‘I was super lucky’
Rafael Nadal arrived in London with a new wife and an old abdominal injury, his mood turning angry and dark when he had to deny that either were in any way linked to each other or his form on the court, a suggestion that hovered on the outer edges of good taste and credulity. He was not a happy Spaniard.
However, the boyish smile returned with interest when he came from 1-5 down in the third set to beat the languid young Russian Daniil Medvedev in one of the great comebacks of his long career.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at the O2 Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/13/rafael-nadal-roars-back-beat-daniil-medvedev-tsitsipas-alexander-zverev under the title “Rafael Nadal battles back from the brink to beat Medvedev in thrilling style”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
