Australian Open: Rafael Nadal wins record-breaking 21st Australian Open
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Rafael Nadal fought back from two sets down to beat Russia's Daniil Medvedev in The Australian Open in Melbourne, his 21st Grand Slam title. Here's the 35-year-old Spaniard's career in numbers.
1038 - The total number of matches Nadal has won during his professional career, including his Australian Open win. It puts him fourth on the all-time list behind Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer and Ivan Lendl.
4 - The age Nadal began playing tennis with his uncle Toni acting as his coach. Here he is playing as a 13-year-old in 2000.
854 - The record number of weeks in a row that Rafa has been ranked inside the world's top 10 tennis players, starting back in April 2005!
90 - Career titles won by the Spaniard, which puts him fourth on the all-time list. That total includes two Wimbledon Championships, where Rafa is seen playing here in 2010.
13 - Record number of French Open titles won by Nadal. He is also only one of five players to win each of the main Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) at least once during the Open Era.
464 - The record number of matches he's won playing on a clay court (pictured). Rafa is the greatest of all time on clay with 62 titles on the surface.
2 - Olympic gold medals won representing Spain. Rafa won the singles competition in 2008 and then won the doubles with his partner Marc Lopez (pictured left) in 2016.
21 - Nadal's epic Australian Open win against Russia's Daniil Medvedev is his 21st Grand Slam men's title which puts him ahead of his rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic who both have 20. By these numbers, Rafael Nadal is in the running to be crowned tennis' GOAT!
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