Rafael Nadal beats Daniil Medvedev to win 19th Grand Slam title

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Rafael Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev’s exhilarating fightback in one of the greatest US Open finals.

Spain’s Nadal, 33, won 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 against the 5th seed in New York.

Nadal, seeded 2nd, was cruising at 2 sets and a break up, only for Medvedev to force a decider.

But Nadal stopped his momentum to clinch a thrilling win in 4-hours and 50-minutes – just 4-minutes shorter than the longest US Open final.