US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal wins his 19th Grand Slam title
Rafael Nadal has won his 19th career Grand Slam title in a most thrilling fashion on Sunday by defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.
Championship Point 💪💪
The moment @RafaelNadal captured his 4th title in Flushing Meadows…#USOpen pic.twitter.com/f4HF6pFCEU
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2019
It has been an outstanding four hours 50 minutes’ match for Nadal to seize his fourth crown of the US Open in New York.
Nadal was cruising at two sets and a break up before fifth seed Medvedev, 23, fought back to take Sunday’s final into a decider.
The Spanish second seed was tearful when a video of his major wins was played on the big screens on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“This trophy means everything to me today,” said Nadal, at the post-match press conference.
“Personal satisfaction of the way that I resisted all these tough moments is very high.
“The emotions have been there watching all the success, all the moments that came to my mind in that moment. Yeah, I tried to hold the emotion, but some moments was impossible.”
World number two seeded Nadal took the top prize of $3.85 million at Arthur Ashe Stadium and added to his US Open trophy haul from 2010, 2013 and 2017.
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The 33-year-old, left-hander Spanish is now one shy of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record 20 Grand Slam triumphs and became the second-oldest New York champion in the Open era after Ken Rosewall in 1970 at age 35.
At four hours and 50 minutes, the final of 2019 US open-finished four minutes’ shy of equaling the longest final in US Open history from Mats Wilander’s 1988 win and Andy Murray’s 2012 title.
