A few days ago, the 2022 Australian Open entered the stage of competing for the final four places, and former champion Nadal ushered in the challenge of Canadian rising star Shapovalov. It is worth mentioning that as the only Australian Open men's singles champion this year, after Djokovic's absence, the performance of Spanish star Nadal has attracted special attention. In the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian Open has never been the blessed land of the king of clay, in its heyday encountered the obstruction of Fei Tianwang, struggled to survive Federer's "stalking", and the rise of Serbian king Djokovic made Nadal the "insulator" of the Australian Open men's singles champion. At the 2022 Australian Open, djokovic and Federer were not present, this was Rafa's last chance.
In the end, in this quarter-final, Nadal defeated his opponent in five sets to advance to the Australian Open men's singles semifinals. After coming to Melbourne, Nadal remained in good shape. Last season, he was plagued by injuries and went into the offseason early. After more than half a year of recovery, the King of The Red Earth chose to be revived in blood at the Australian Open. Originally, his Australian Open was not optimistic, after all, in terms of the strength of the hard court alone, Djokovic, Medvedev and Zverev were stronger than Nadal. But unexpectedly, the world's number one Djokovic was sent back to Serbia because of visa problems, losing the opportunity to compete for the Australian Open men's singles ten crowns.
Last season's year-end finals champion Zverev was also upset in the last round. The two major title favorites have disappeared from the signing table, and many fans have begun to look forward to the scene of Nadal holding the cup again after 13 years. Nadal, who is no longer young, if he can reach the top at rodravel stadium, I believe it is also the expectation of many fans. At present, Nadal is equal to Djokovic and Federer in the number of Grand Slam titles, and all three are tied for the first place in history with 20 Grand Slam titles.
Before the Australian Open, almost everyone thought that Djokovic would be the first to land and become a well-deserved world number one. But after a farce, Nadal instantly became a favorite to win the title, and it is very likely to rewrite history at this Australian Open. Against Shapovalov, Nadal had the upper hand in the whole game. The two players played a lot of high-quality tackles, Nadal's forehand burst and Shapovalov's dashing SLR made the audience cheer continuously. It is worth mentioning that Shapovalov, who is in hot form, swept Zverev in the last round.
Facing Nadal this time, the beautiful man from Canada continued to continue his good state. In the end, Nadal successfully defeated Shapovalov and advanced to the men's singles semifinals. With Djokovic in the first half, Nadal has great hopes of reaching the final. In the second half of the competition, Medvedev was the most favorable contender for the ticket to the final. If Nadal and a Russian brother will meet in this year's Australian Open men's singles final, and the former champion will play against the runner-up of last season, who are you more optimistic about?
(Luo Treasurer)