A Grand Slam champion has always been the highest honor in the hall of tennis.
In the 2002 US Open men's singles final, two AMERICAN tennis legends, Sampras and Agassi, facing each other across the net, played each other's last career matches. After defeating his old rival Agassi in four sets, Sampras won his 14th Grand Slam title of his career, setting a new record for a Grand Slam title he held and retiring honorably.
At that time, Sampras also set a record of 14 Grand Slam titles in the men's tennis world of all time, which was admirable and seemed to be difficult to break again!
However, seven years later, in 2009, Federer, the Wizards of Heaven and Switzerland, achieved the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back titles for the first time in his career, and broke the record of the men's tennis Grand Slam championship that Sampras had only maintained for seven years, creating a new record of 15 Grand Slam titles in the men's tennis world. Since then, Federer has continued to push the limits and create brilliance, breaking the record he holds for the men's tennis Grand Slam championship again and again. In the final of the 2018 Australian Open, Federer, who has reached the age of 37, defeated the Croatian cannon Cilic after five sets to win the 20th Grand Slam title of his career. A monument to history, dazzling!
From the 2002 US Open to the 2018 Australian Open, the annual ring of time has only spanned 16 years, and the men's tennis Grand Slam championship record has been raised from 14 to 20 by the Swiss king Federer, which is shocking and shocking! What is even more jaw-dropping and shocking is that in the 2020 French Open, Spanish king Nadal won the 20th Grand Slam title of his career, comparable to the Swiss king Federer; in 2021 Wimbledon, serbian king Xiaode won the 20th Grand Slam title of his career, and also competed with the Swiss king Federer. Suddenly, Federer, Nadal and Xiaode jointly maintained the record of 20 Grand Slam titles in men's tennis, and continued to compete for the first person in the history of men's tennis Grand Slam champions!
However, the 21 Grand Slam champions in men's tennis are so difficult: it seems to be close at hand, but it is far away!
The first to strike at the 21 Grand Slam titles was, of course, the first Swiss champion Federer to win 20 Grand Slam titles. In the 2019 Wimbledon final, Federer and Xiaode fought at the top of the Forbidden Purple, performing one of the most famous and thrilling battles in the men's tennis world. Because Wimbledon, which began in 1877, it has the longest history among the four Grand Slams. Because the 2019 Wimbledon implemented a major reform of the decisive set to grab the seven, that is, the decisive set hit 12:12 and then the seven decisive victory, this peak decisive battle allowed this reform to be realized. Because Federer led 8:7 in the decider and 40:15 in his own serve, he won two consecutive championship points. Federer's 21st Grand Slam title is just around the corner: just one more point, and your dream will come true! However, Federer lost and watched the 21st Grand Slam champion fade away! Because Xiaode faced Federer's two consecutive championship points, he fell down, not only broke the successful equalizer, but also maintained a continuous starting lead since then, constantly pressuring Federer, and never gave Federer any chance. Until the decider set reached 12:12, into the tiebreaker of the seventh, Xiao De, who was 6 years younger than Federer, drummed up Yu Yong to launch the final attack, and the older Boydler, 6 years old, Federer was already at the end of the crossbow. At 7:3, Peter Jr. defeated Federer in a seven-time tiebreaker, achieving his 16th Grand Slam title and shattering Federer's dream of winning the 21st Grand Slam title. 21 Grand Slam champions, the first time close at hand, far away.
The second to strike at the 21 Grand Slam titles is also the second Spanish champion Nadal to win 20 Grand Slam titles. In the 2021 French Open, Nadal, the king of clay who has already held 13 French Open Musketeers Cups, with the rainbow momentum of the Previous Warm-up Tournament of the French Open in the Rome Masters to win the championship of Xiaode, King's Landing In Paris, Roland Garros, aiming to defend the title successfully, not only won the 14th French Open Musketeers Cup of his career in record, but also won the 21st Grand Slam title in the men's tennis world! At that time also, fans and the media around the world almost unanimously agreed that it was only a matter of time before nadal, the biggest winner of the 2021 French Open, set a record, just in what way to achieve this feat? However, in the 2021 French Open semi-finals, Nadal, in a good situation of a set lead, was actually pulled three sets by Xiao De, who had just defeated in the final of the Rome Masters, and lost the right to the 2021 French Open final. This defeat made Nadal's heart ache and unforgettable! The 100% winning percentage of the French Open semi-finals has been an ancient one, the dream of creating a single Grand Slam 14 times has been shattered, and the effort to win the 21st Grand Slam title has been in vain. Afterwards, fans and the media knew that it was Nadal's left foot tarsal bone disease that made it difficult for Nadal to do his best. 21 Grand Slam champions, once again close at hand, far away.
The third to strike at the 21 Grand Slam titles is also the third Serbian champion Tonys, Xiaode, to win 20 Grand Slam titles. Before the 2021 US Open final, Xiaode has won the 2021 Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon three consecutive Grand Slam titles, as long as he wins one more US Open championship, Xiaode will once again achieve the annual Grand Slam after the Australian tennis legend Rod Laver in 1969, and crowned GOAT with 21 Grand Slam champions, becoming the greatest player in the history of men's tennis. At that time, too, few fans and the media believed that Medvedev, who surrendered to Xiaode in three straight sets in the 2021 Australian Open final, could prevent Xiaode from making history. XiaoDe is even more determined to win, vowing to play this 2021 US Open final as the last game of his career, and to concentrate all his wisdom, physical strength, energy, skills, and tactics into this peak showdown. However, Medvedev's performance was a shock to the world! After winning three consecutive sets against Xiaode, Medvedev won the first Grand Slam championship of the new generation of post-95 players, leaving fans and media around the world with a small German who could not help but weep. 21 Grand Slam champions, once again close at hand, far away.
The 2022 Australian Open is unveiled today. Spain's nadal, as the only former Australian Open champion to play, will you once again attack the 21 Grand Slam titles? (Source: Tennis House Author: Colorful Bean Powder)