Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have both paid tribute to great rival Rafael Nadal after his unforgettable record-breaking Australian Open triumph.
Nadal - whose only previous Australian Open victory came all the way back in 2009 - overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in an epic five-set Melbourne final that lasted for five-and-a-half hours and went past 1am local time.