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Nadal is second to speak and calls it “one of the most emotional nights of my tennis career”. He offers generous congratulations to Medvedev then turns directly to the crowd, giving them thanks for how they pushed him through. 2.29am BST
A big round of applause from the Ashe Stadium crowd as Medvedev is announced. He gives a warm congratulations to Nadal and jokes about the video they showed before the ceremony which showed each of the Spaniard’s 19 grand slam wins: “I was thinking to myself: ‘If I won, what would they show?’”
He then addressed the crowd directly, with whom he shared a somewhat antagonistic relationship during his run to the final.