A few days ago, the 2022 Australian Open ended the first men's singles semifinal competition, 20 Grand Slam champions Nadal, relying on his strong strength, successfully defeated the Italian handsome Berrettini, the sixth time in his career to reach the Australian Open men's singles final. This will be Nadal's 29th Grand Slam final, just one step away from setting a record of 21 Grand Slam crowns unprecedented in world men's tennis. Before the game, I believe many fans did not expect Nadal to reach the final. Last season, the clay king was plagued by injuries and after losing the French Open, he withdrew from the second half of the season early.
After Nadal entered the final, many fans could not help but sigh, "Everyone is waiting for Djokovic to hit the 21st crown, but they don't want to, the least optimistic Nadal, but have the opportunity to achieve corner overtaking." At this year's Australian Open, Djokovic's call for the title is undisputed, and as the defending champion, the dominance of the Serbian king in Melbourne need not be said. After the world number one was unexpectedly missed, Medvedev, Zverev and Nadal all saw the opportunity to win the championship. Nadal, located in the upper half, has been labeled as a "difficult to enter the top four" since the results of the draw were announced.
The potential opponent in the quarter-finals is the year-end finals champion Zverev, the potential opponent in the semi-finals is the defending champion Djokovic Djokovic, and the potential opponent in the final is the world's second Medvedev. In such a matchup situation, for Nadal, the probability of winning the championship is basically zero. But this time, the goddess of luck took care of the "purple male god". Djokovic was sent back to Serbia, Zverev was knocked out in the quarter-finals, and the two major celestials were eliminated one after another, leaving Nadal "blessed by misfortune". In the semi-finals, facing Italian Berrettini, Nadal showed his determination to move towards the final. After four hard sets, he successfully defeated his opponent and reached the Men's Singles Final of the Australian Open again.
This is the sixth time that Nadal has played a championship and runner-up battle at Rodrawall Stadium. Previously, he had won his only Australian Open title trophy in 2009. Djokovic and Federer made him tearfully "end the plate" 5 times. This time, in the final, Nadal has the opportunity to achieve a double grand slam. After the game, Nadal greeted the audience, sometimes shouting with his arms raised, sometimes screaming in the sky, and the scene of the muscle-type male eyes of the tennis world with tears stung the hearts of many fans. Some fans said that this may be the last time Nadal will reach the final of his career, and if he can win the championship, he will not only be able to win 21 Grand Slams, surpassing Djokovic and Federer, but also make up for his regrets in Melbourne.
In the men's singles final of this Australian Open, Nadal is very likely to meet Medvedev. The former is the champion of the tournament, the latter is the runner-up last year, and the contest between the two giants will become the biggest expectation of world tennis fans. Interestingly, in the Australian Open men's singles final, in addition to the fans, there are two other people who will also stick to the TV and wait for the result to be produced, they are Federer and Djokovic.
In the 2019 Wimbledon men's singles final, Federer wasted two championship points and rubbed shoulders with the 21st crown. In the 2021 US Open men's singles final, Djokovic lost to Medvedev and also failed to lift the 21st Grand Slam title trophy. This time, will Nadal pass up the opportunity?
(Luo Treasurer)