Nadal has overtaken Djokovic and Federer after he won his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last week.

The losing finalist was caught on camera making faces and insulting the Tennis Australia official

Nadal came back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in the final in Melbourne

The Spaniard reached the final of the Australian Open and has a chance to win his 21st Grand Slam title.

Denis Shapovalov hit out at the umpire after losing to Nadal in five sets in the quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal overcame a fightback from Denis Shapovalov to book his place in the semifinals of the 2022 Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic will get over the disappointment of being deported from Australia and come out fighting according to the Serb's longtime coach Marian Vajda.

The Greek player had to fight hard to overcome the unseeded Argentine

Rafael Nadal says he is excited to be playing in the third round of the Australian Open where he could come up against 28th seed Karen Khachanov.

The tennis star's deportation came with a three-year visa ban which may potentially be shortened

The Serb stated he received a positive Covid-19 test result on December 16, but was seen at a public event the following day.

The Serb will be released and allowed to play despite not being fully vaccinated

Rafael Nadal claimed the Melbourne Summer Set trophy on Sunday beating American qualifier Maxime Cressy in straight sets at the Rod Laver Arena.

The Serb has been detained after being refused entry into Australia

The Serb has been allowed to enter Australia and play at the event even with a strict mandate stating only fully vaccinated players may participate

The Serbian player has been denied a medical exemption to enter the country ahead of the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic is continuing his efforts to be able to play at the Australian Open despite refusing to reveal his vaccination status. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal is expected to travel to Melbourne with a chance of participating at the Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal accepts that Novak Djokovic is likely to win the race to 21 major titles ahead of him and Roger Federer.

Novak Djokovic's participation at the 2022 Australian Open remains in doubt with his father suggesting that his son could skip the event owing to their insistence of every player being vaccinated.

Novak Djokovic is a doubt for the 2022 Australian Open after Australia made it clear that unvaccinated athletes will not be granted visas to enter the country.

Rafael Nadal has played just two games since losing in the semifinals at Roland Garros in June. The Spaniard has been struggling with a foot injury for which he received treatment during the summer.

Novak Djokovic could miss the 2022 Australian Open after Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said that athletes without a double dose will not be granted a visa to enter the country.

Djokovic has just equalled Federer's record of 310 weeks as world number one and is set to break it next week.

Djokovic also extended his own record to an astonishing nine Australian Open trophies.

The Japanese star has won her fourth Grand Slam title after defeating the American in straight sets.

Williams has not lost an Australian Open semi-final in 18 years.

Djokovic had been vocal about his complaints regarding the safety protocols at the Australian Open.

Nadal is gunning for a record 21st Grand Slam title.

The defending champion required treatment before defeating Taylor Fritz on Friday.

The state of Victoria will enter a five-day emergency lockdown after fresh cases of COVID-19 were detected.