At four o'clock this afternoon, the final of the ATP 250 Open in Melbourne, Australia, began. After five months of disobedience, Nadal finally picked up his racket and returned to the ATP Tour, sounding the clarion call to the 89th singles title of his career.
The fans were fortunate that Nadal was able to recover from a tarsal disease that had plagued him since 2005 and return to the game. Since august 6, 2021, after unexpectedly losing to South Africa's new generation of cannon player Harris in the third round of the Washington 500 Open, Nadal has announced his withdrawal from the Rogers Cup in Canada, the two Masters in Cincinnati and the 2021 US Open, and finally simply announced the early end of the 2021 season and the treatment of left foot tarsal bone disease. At that time, Bean Powder felt empathy for Nadal, sighing, worrying and sad, inexplicably. Fortunately, Nadal's willpower is extraordinary, constantly overcoming the pain of disease treatment and rehabilitation, slowly recovering his health and re-engaging in training. On December 17, 2021, Nadal appeared in the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Tournament in the United Arab Emirates as scheduled, and teamed up with former world number one Murray to stage a wonderful confrontation. Although Nadal lost in two sets, in fact, the victory or defeat is not important, and it is fortunate to be able to see Nadal return to the field after injury?
However, the weather is unpredictable, and the new crown pneumonia virus that is raging around the world has entangled Nadal. After the second match was reversed by Canada's talented Shapovalov, Nadal returned to his hometown of Mallorca from Abu Dhabi, but found positive in a routine nucleic acid test and could only be isolated at home and recovered from treatment. Seeing that the new season of 2022 is about to begin, Nadal has suffered from this change, and whether he can compete in the 2022 Australian Open as scheduled suddenly has variables. Fortunately, Nadal's physical fitness was indeed excellent, and soon the nucleic acid test of the new crown pneumonia virus turned negative, and Nadal immediately embarked on the journey according to the original plan, playing in the 250 Open in Melbourne, Australia as the first seed to warm up for the 2022 Australian Open.
Talking about Nadal's experience in these five months, Nadal's friend and coach Moya can't help but feel a lot of emotions! The treatment and recovery of Nadal's left foot tarsal disease was very difficult and painful, and Nadal, with extraordinary willpower, stubbornly survived. The sudden infection with the new crown pneumonia virus caught Nadal off guard, giving the 2022 Australian Open a huge shadow. But after recovering from health, Nadal, who had extraordinary willpower, was the first person on the team to decide to go to Australia as originally planned. Moya believes that Nadal is ready and can do well in Melbourne, which is very suitable and very important for Nadal to regain his competitive form and find the rhythm of the batting ball before the 2022 Australian Open.
Disciple Nadal did not disappoint Coach Moya! After the first-round bye of the Melbourne 250 Open, against Latvian Birankis in the second round, Nadal won his first tour victory since August 6 last year, winning his first tour victory since August 6 last year, and announcing that he was truly back on the field. With his side withdrawn due to injury due to injury, Nadal won the final four without a fight. In the semi-finals last night, Nadal defeated Finnish rookie Rusuvori 6-4, 7-5 to challenge American qualifier Cressy, who reached the tour final for the first time.
1 meter 98 tall, about to turn 25 years old, the little giant of the United States, played tennis in the American University League in the early years, until 2019 to enter the professional tennis world, the name is unknown, the world ranking is only 112, and the world's sixth Nadal is judged. However, in this competition, Cracy performed well and showed a competitiveness that cannot be underestimated, and next week's ATP world ranking will definitely enter the top 100. In the second round of the competition, Cressy saved two match points, and the second seed of the Lex Tournament and the new generation of American cannon playerSpreelka broke out a big cold. In yesterday's semi-finals, Cressi continued his efforts, defeating the third seed of the tournament, former world number three and Bulgarian coach Dimitrov in two sets, and saving three consecutive sets in the second set before winning the match on his fourth match point. With his cannonball serve and net interception tactics, Cressy defeated four players, especially the second and third seeds, and ushered in the first tour final of his career, challenging the number one seed and the sixth nadal in the world.
At four o'clock this afternoon, the final of the Melbourne 250 Open is about to start. Nadal, who already holds 88 singles titles, will strike for the 89th title. You know, Nadal's last title is back to the Masters in Rome, Italy on May 17 last year, when Nadallik's old rival Xiaode won the 88th title. Nadal's last hardcourse champion dates back to Acapulco, Mexico, on March 1, 2020. Nadal, who has already reached the final, believes that his comeback after five months is very important, and it is of great significance to be able to compete in Melbourne. I don't have a problem with my body, that's the main thing, I still need to do better on the pitch, of course it has to be done step by step. I need to improve my form through the game and find the rhythm to get back to 100%. I'm not perfect right now, I still need patience and I'll give it my all!
Nadal, your Moya coach, says you're an incredible competitor and as long as you're in slightly better shape, all you want most is to stay competitive and you're eager to win one championship after another. Now the opportunity is here again, and watch you fight bravely! (Source: Tennis House Author: Colorful Bean Powder)