That was great how he beat Novak…
Tainted win by the vaxx and the vaxx fascists.
Horsesh**.
I like Raffy, but this one goes into the books with an asterisk.
This is not really a win for this guy. He did not play against the real opponent.
the Win doesn’t get an asterisk, the event itself gets an asterisk. It is not a “grand slam” event if all comers are not permitted to play.
Everyone should chant Novak whenever they see Rafael Nadal. Maybe Vichy Vaxhole would work.
Nadal wins first ever Australia Closed tournament.
Any claims to Australian Open name are illegitimate.
Congratulations to Nadal! He is not to blame for Djokovic’s absence and he defeated the players in front of him.
Illegitimate one, same as Brandon. Let’s Go, Rafa!
Who cares, the Aussie Open is dead to me forever. Used to be one of my fav tourney’s to watch.
No Woke sports for me.
It means nothing when you disqualify and eject the better player.
Nobody will every believe this guy was the BEST !
Watched the last two sets; exciting game! I do think Medvedev (was #2 going in) learned some things today, especially going to net more with his height. We’ll see.
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I decided not to watch tennis now. Every year a new story goes by the wayside. Last one was Nascar. I also decided never to visit The Hall of Fame for MLB. Too woke for me.
Permanent asterisk next to “21”.
A tainted win for sure by deporting the world number player out of the country.
Nadal played well but he knows for sure Djokovic would have won this tournament if allowed to play.
The good news is the Morrison govt which deported Djokovic, is headed for a thrashing at the polls due in a couple of months.
He thought being on tough on Djokovic would get him a lift in polls but it backfired, the public mood has turned sour on his leadership and his party is getting smashed at the polls.