US Open: Rafael Nadal Emotional after Winning the ‘Unforgettable Title’
The Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd stood in unison to applaud Rafael Nadal . After four hours and 50 minutes of rhythmic tennis, the Spaniard had just rallied to beat Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to lift his fourth US Open title and his 19th career grand slam. Emotions were already running high on an electric night at Flushing Meadows but were then ratcheted up a notch by organizers as a montage of Nadal’s illustrious career was shown ahead of the trophy presentation. The video, which featured each of his grand slam victories, was met by huge cheers from the crowd and reduced Nadal to tears. “The emotions sometimes are impossible to control and I tried to resist but it was difficult,” Nadal added “All those people make this day unforgettable for me.” The 33-year-old Nadal was made to work tirelessly for the victory by the 23-year-old Russian enjoying the best grand slam run of his career. After dropping the first two sets to the Spaniard, Medvedev demonstrat...