Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal beats Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in US Open men's final
Nadal wins 19th Grand Slam title
Medvedev had been seeking a maiden major
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Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-3 Nadal*
Oh my word. That was sensational.
Nadal breaks with a forehand smashed into the corner after another ridiculous rally. A standing ovation all around Ashe.
Is this the turning point?
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-2 Nadal
A baseline rally from end-to-end ends as Medvedev nets.
Nadal break point.
His fiancee is on her feet, signalling the crowd to ramp up the volume. Can it get any louder?
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-2 Nadal
Jeff Tarango
Former professional tennis player on BBC Radio 5 Live
How is he allowed to do that?! The crowd is going to get behind Medvedev with those kind of shenanigans going on.
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-2 Nadal
Medvedev crashes down an ace but Nadal remains rooted to the spot. He signals that he wasn't ready!
Medvedev shows what he made of that with an ace on the next...
Back to deuce.
Image source, Reuters*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-2 Nadal
Medvedev's first serve is out and then Nadal brings up break point with a sliced backhand.
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-2 Nadal
Medvedev goes 30-0 up as a Nadal forehand clips the net and goes out.
40-0 comes as Nadal nets but Medvedev drops a point, going long on the forehand, and then nets the next point.
Then he fluffs a backhand, scooping it into the net.
Deuce.
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-2 Nadal
Jeff Tarango
Former professional tennis player on BBC Radio 5 Live
That is a phenomenal point from Nadal. There is no way you can cover that if you're Medvedev. That was an unbelievable shot. I hate to say it but Nadal needed that shot.
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-2 Nadal
Medvedev sends a forehand wide to gift Nadal the first point of the Spaniard's serve but after another delightful rally, the second point goes Medvedev's way as Nadal nets.
Nadal sends his opponent the wrong way on the next, and then sends another quality winners down the line from a 19-shot rally for 40-15.
He holds as Medvedev sends a forehand into the tramlines.
Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-1 Nadal*
Jeff Tarango
Former professional tennis player on BBC Radio 5 Live
it feels like two completely different matches; the first two sets and the second two sets. Credit to Medvedev, he's certainly changed his game.
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Flushing Meadows
Nobody can sit still. Every winner, every mistake, is greeted by people jumping to their feet, bouncing up and down, shaking fists so hard that it would dislocate the brittlest of shoulders.
Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-1 Nadal*
Medvedev has called on a physio to massage his strapped left thigh.
Starting to feel it?
Image source, Getty ImagesMedvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 2-1 Nadal*
A drop volley in a serve-and-volley brings up 30-15 for Medvedev and then he powers through the next point.
He double faults on the next serve but then holds with remarkable play at the net again, a drop volley from a pacy Nadal forehand. How does he cover the court so well?!
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Flushing Meadows
Nadal tossing the ball away after that time violation told you exactly what he thought about it.
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 1-1 Nadal
FYI.
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Monty: We need a health warning with the @usopen, external final. I can't take this much suspense so late on a Sunday after two weeks of sleeping on New York time but living in London. #VamosRafa, external we need you to boss this final set
Joel: Not sure I’ve heard a crowd boo Rafa before...
Jamie: This is just brutal
*Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 1-1 Nadal
As the clock ticks over four hours, Medvedev pushes a shot long at the net and it's advantage Nadal.
Medvedev can't cope with a serve down the middle and Nadal holds. The Spaniard is going mental!
Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 1-0 Nadal*
Jeff Tarango
Former professional tennis player on BBC Radio 5 Live
That was one of the easiest volleys I've ever seen. I'd get upset at my 11-year-old if he missed that volley.
Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 1-0 Nadal*
He takes far too long on his first serve and Nadal receives another time violation.
Medvedev nets the second serve and it's back to deuce.
Medvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 1-0 Nadal*
Medvedev gets the advantage and a third break point as Nadal rushes to the net and plants his forehand between the tramlines!
That is not what you expect from Rafael Nadal.
Image source, ReutersMedvedev 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 1-0 Nadal*
Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Live
He's got to come up with something, Rafa. At the moment, he's got nothing. He doesn't know what to do.