Rafael Nadal clinched a record 21st Grand Slam title after he fought back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in an epic Australian Open final in Melbourne.

1am local time in the Australian city moves him ahead of Roger Federer of Switzerland and Serbia's Novak

Djokovic, who both have 20 titles, and handed him just a second Australian Open crown.World number two

provided a superb conclusion to an event which had been marred by the pre-tournament chaos that saw Djokovic

Spain's Rafael Nadal will have the chance to clinch a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title after he beat Matteo Berrettini of Italy to reach the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

season takes place on Sunday (January 30).Nadal is currently locked on 20 titles with world number one Novak

Djokovic, with the Serbian unable to defend his Australian Open crown after being deported from the

guess last time Rafa was watching [the US Open final] and I don't know who he was cheering for, I guess Novak

[Djokovic] will be watching in two days time also."

Second seed Daniil Medvedev booked his place in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after he fought back from two sets down to beat Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in Melbourne.

didn't really know what to do, so I don't know if people will like it but I told myself 'What would Novak

honest, they won so many matches like this," Medvedev, the highest-seeded player at the tournament after Novak

Djokovic withdrew following his deportation from Australia, said.Comeback complete ?

They waved Serbian flags and chanted his name at Belgrade Airport earlier this week as Novak Djokovic

There may well be further twists and turns in court in months to come, but the travails of Djokovic came

To the rest of the world, he was Karl Schranz, one of the very best skiers of his generation.Like Djokovic

Federation (FIS) President Marc Hodler and was sponsored by the Evian mineral water company.The unvaccinated Novak

Djokovic was deported from Australia before he could defend his title ©Getty ImagesSchranz had twice

The Australian court proceedings in both Novak Djokovic’s initial hearing before Judge Kelly and the

proceedings was that both hearings involved appeals against action taken by the authorities against Djokovic

They did not involve evidence being given on oath by Djokovic and so it was observed that both sides

The theatre in court would have only been compounded if the nature of the proceedings allowed Djokovic

Not so as to enable the athlete to have a defence of plausible deniability (Djokovic again) but so the

on their performance.Grand Slam organiser Tennis Australia has faced criticism over its role in the Novak

Russia’s Andrey Rublev has claimed he was allowed into Australia despite testing positive for COVID-19, as several players at the Australian Open have questioned a perceived lack of testing at the Grand Slam event.

with the pre-event coverage having been dominated by controversy over defending men’s singles champion Novak

Djokovic receiving an exemption.The Serbian, a nine-time Australian Open champion, was ultimately deported

The three Federal Court judges who upheld the cancellation of Novak Djokovic’s visa ruled that Australian

Anthony Besanko and Justice David O’Callaghan earlier this month.The nine-time Australian Open champion Djokovic

We reject the proposition that it was not open to the Minister to find or conclude that Mr Djokovic had

Mr Djokovic as a hero and an icon of freedom of choice in relation to being vaccinated."

Judges said that it was "plainly open" for Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke to conclude that Novak

Djokovic was against vaccines ©Getty ImagesThe judges claimed Djokovic "may influence people of all

country's strict COVID-19 border rules following the saga involving world number one ranked tennis player Novak

Djokovic.

Tennis Australia has expressed "deep regret" over the impact of the Novak Djokovic saga had on players

Nine-time Australian Open champion Djokovic is not competing at this year's event after he was deported

Court of Australia over the weekend," Tennis Australia said in its statement, which did not mention Djokovic

series of events" but stressed that it "continues to strongly recommend vaccination to all players".Djokovic

Australia for three years unless there are exceptional circumstances.In a statement earlier this week, Djokovic

Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin was the biggest casualty on the opening day of the Australian Open as home favourite Ashleigh Barty and Spain's 20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal stormed through to the second round.

pic.twitter.com/NXonbLmWnr— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2022With Serbia's nine-time champion Novak

Djokovic out of the competition after his visa was cancelled, Nadal will be aiming to secure a record

21st men's singles Grand Slam title.Playing in a major for the first time without Djokovic and Swiss

of airplay, with the camera view creeping up past the face of the phone-holder to attain a view of Novak

Djokovic further down the aisle on a flight headed for Belgrade.

bit of background here if you have recently been travelling yourself from the Alpha Centauri galaxy - Djokovic

one of the classic airport news stories, wherein the most mundane footage assumes centre screen.Novak Djokovic

his fame, and the current news angle, and the accompanying TV cameras, and the…anyway, that’s what Djokovic

things already known, and things surmised, before familiar images swam back onto the screen - images of Djokovic

Novak Djokovic faces being barred from the French Open in another blow for the unvaccinated tennis star

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has slammed Australian officials for what he says is mistreatment of Djokovic

President Aleksandar Vučić criticised Australian Government lawyers of "simply lying" in the case against Novak

Djokovic ©Getty Images"They are simply lying."

welcome.Supporters gathered outside Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport today chanting, "You are our champion, Novak

Irrespective of how this point has been reached, Novak is one of our sport’s greatest champions and his

eyeing a record 21st Grand Slam men's singles title at the Australian Open after nine-time champion Novak

Djokovic of Serbia was dramatically deported from the country following his visa cancellation.

The long-running Djokovic saga has dominated the build-up to the opening tennis major of the year.Unvaccinated

Djokovic was ordered to leave the country after a court upheld the decision to cancel his visa.With

Djokovic - who has won the Australian Open on the past three occasions - no longer in the draw and Swiss

surgery, the door has opened for Nadal to make tennis history.Nadal, who is tied on 20 majors with Djokovic

champion Alexander Zverev and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas.Serbian Miomir Kecmanović was due to meet Djokovic

2022 Australian Open will begin tomorrow as the Grand Slam tournament gets underway, with the two-week Novak

Djokovic sideshow having finally concluded.

It is hard to have sympathy for Djokovic, despite any political motives the Australian Government may

backlash viewed by many as forcing the Australian Government into action.While there is an argument that Djokovic

to cancel my visa, which means I cannot stay in Australia and participate in the Australian Open,” Djokovic

Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia today after his visa was cancelled ©Getty ImagesThe fiasco

has raised questions for the future, not only for Djokovic but for how sporting events will be conducted

World number one Novak Djokovic has been sensationally ruled out of the Australian Open and deported

With just a day to go before the first tennis Grand Slam of the year gets underway, Djokovic has been

again, citing "health and good order grounds".The Australian Government argued that the presence of Djokovic

is now due to be replaced by a lucky loser Salvatore Caruso from Italy.Speaking after the verdict, Djokovic

 Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia and faces a three-year ban from returning to the

anti-vaccination sentiment".The lawyer representing Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, right, claimed Novak