NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal is a four-time U.S. Open champion, surviving a final test of nearly five hours. He won a 19th Grand Slam title, moving one shy of Roger Federer‘s record total for the first time.
Nadal outlasted resilient Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4. He improved to 209-1 when winning the first two sets of a five-set match.
“A crazy match, no?” Nadal said after he cried while watching a video tribute going through his 19 majors. “The nerves were so high after having the match almost under control.