Nadal recovered from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open final. Nadal now has a record 21 Grand Slam titles while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer come in joint second place with 20 Grand Slams.
Talking to Eurosport, Mr Becker said: “It was a day made for tennis history,
“We didn’t have Nadal at the top of our list a fortnight ago.
“He was fit, won the preparation tournament in Melbourne.
“Before that, Nadal was injured for half a year. Now we are wiser and Rafa has broken the record of Federer and Djokovic.
“You make a mistake if you still call Rafa the clay court king.
“He has won on every surface and every Grand Slam tournament at least twice.
“He is the most successful player of all time, we can say that loud and clear.”
Nadal was down by two sets and Medvedev had three consecutive break points in the sixth game of the third set.
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“I was repeating to myself during the whole match, I lost a lot of times here [in Melbourne] having chances, sometimes I was a little bit unlucky.
“I just wanted to keep believing until the end. I just wanted to give myself a chance.
“That’s what I did. Just fight, just keep belief in trying to find a solution. Of course, I was lucky to save that moment. [There were] a lot of moments that can decide the final like this.”