Rafael Nadal started the year in the best possible way. The Spanish player returned from injury and returned to winning ways, first and foremost conquering the Melbourne ATP 250. Same city, different trophy: the Spaniard won the Australian Open in Melbourne, beating the Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final and taking the Grand Slam title number 21. Boris Becker, in an interview with RTVE, spoke about the feat accomplished by Rafael Nadal. “Rafa has shown once again that he is a fighter, a champion, a formidable personality to play as he did and come back from a very complicated final,” commented the German. The former number one exalts the 35-year-old Spaniard, crowning him as the best of his times: “Now he is the most successful tennis player in history, which is remarkable, given that a few weeks ago there were three and now ther …