Marvanelli
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One of the best comebacks in sport IMO.
And not only the comeback in the final.
6 months out, surgery only recently. Only 6 weeks ago it was touch and go whether he'd play in the AO.
Then to not just play in it, but to get to the final and recover from 2 sets down against the best player in the world, at the age of 35, to go on and win his 21st slam, breaking the all time singles record.
Quite incredible and a super human effort.
He will always be my favourite tennis player and I've said recently that it would be hard to argue against Novak (even for all his flaws outside of tennis) being the greatest of all time, and to win 20 slams in this era, but Rafa winning 21 is just sensational.
Hopefully he adds RG this year to his total.
And not only the comeback in the final.
6 months out, surgery only recently. Only 6 weeks ago it was touch and go whether he'd play in the AO.
Then to not just play in it, but to get to the final and recover from 2 sets down against the best player in the world, at the age of 35, to go on and win his 21st slam, breaking the all time singles record.
Quite incredible and a super human effort.
He will always be my favourite tennis player and I've said recently that it would be hard to argue against Novak (even for all his flaws outside of tennis) being the greatest of all time, and to win 20 slams in this era, but Rafa winning 21 is just sensational.
Hopefully he adds RG this year to his total.