With the official expulsion of men's singles world number one Djokovic from Australia, it also means that the Serbian has been ironcladed and out of the 2022 Australian Open, which has begun today.
Originally, as the top seed of the tournament, he was likely to reach the 10th Australian Open title and the 21st Grand Slam singles title of his career in Melbourne, but now all this has come to naught and can only be achieved this year's French Open.
Djokovic's withdrawal, coupled with Federer's absence, seems like a positive thing for Nadal, one of the Big Three. Because of this, for the first time in his career, the Spaniard is about to welcome Federer and Djokovic for the first time in this year's Australian Open.
However, although the Men's Championship, which began on Monday, did not participate in the world's first, Nadal, as the No. 6 seed of the tournament, said that the competition at the Australian Open will still be wonderful.
"If Djokovic can finally play at this year's Australian Open, that's a really great thing. But if he can't play, this Australian Open will be a wonderful Australian Open, whether he exists or not. In the pre-match press conference, Nadal said.
Deyo's absence has raised calls for Nadal to win the title. And he himself admits that he is eager to achieve the dream of 21 Grand Slams in Melbourne Park this year.
However, in the author's opinion, the prospect of Nadal wanting to win the Australian Open again is still not optimistic.
Putting aside his record of 12-12 titles in the French Open finals, Nadal's winning percentage at the Australian Open is unbelievable.
Nadal reached the final five times in 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019, winning the title only once in 2009, and the remaining four final trips were all feathered, losing to Djokovic, Wawrinka and Federer respectively.
Why Nadal has a low probability of winning the Australian Open is because his playing style is more expendable to the body, and his body has not yet recovered to 100% at the beginning of the season every year.
Last year, Nadal rested for months with a foot injury and did not come back until the Abu Dhabi exhibition match in December. In 2022, he chose to participate in a warm-up race and win the championship after recovering from covid-19 infection.
"I believe that if I'm in good health and able to play on the tour for a few weeks straight, I'll have the opportunity to do better in some important games. Of course, I will continue to work hard to improve myself and hope to have a good start when the Australian Open officially starts. ”
According to the schedule, Nadal will debut on the morning of the 17th and will appear at rodrawall stadium to meet the American Geelong, looking forward to a good start for the veteran. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)