The cherry on top of a memorable Australian Open was a cracking men’s singles final last night that saw Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev in a thrilling 5-setter. The 5:24-long blockbuster was a knock-em-down-drag-em-out tussle that saw both men play some cracking tennis. The win sees Nadal – who was tipped to miss the Open after last year’s treatment on his foot and bout of COVID – become the first male player to win 21 grand slam singles titles. And it puts him ahead of champions Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. And sure, that was exciting, but we’ve still got the Ash Barty glow from Saturday night… There are all the stats, but this is the best illustration going around. For Barty’s part, she said she’s “still trying to refine my craft” despite joining an elite group. Not so humble was Nick Kyrgios, who said he and winning men’s doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis created “probably the best atmosphere this tournament has ever seen” and “the ratings speak for themselves”. They do, and he is wrong…