On January 25, Beijing time, the Australian Open men's singles quarterfinals began to compete, and the No. 6 seed Nadal and the 14th seed Shapovalov met. The two fought in five sets of the match, with Nadal narrowly beating his opponent 3-2 to reach the final four of a Grand Slam for the 36th time in his career.
The fierce battle failed to achieve a reversal in five sets, and Shapovalov was clearly not convinced after the match. He poured bitter water at the press conference after the match, saying that Nadal had been treated favorably by the referee in this match.
In his post-match press conference, Shapovalov said Nadal had been given too much preferential treatment, which he thought was grossly unfair. "He was 100% treated favorably, 100%!" 'I don't pay attention to whether he has physical problems, whether his body is in condition, I have pain and tears, and I don't play 100% in the game.
Shapovalov also cited his own example during last year's Australian Open, when Shapo's request to go to the bathroom was rejected because he had applied for a medical suspension before, but Nadal could do so in today's game.
In fact, during the second set of the two, Shapovalov had a grudge against Nadal. At that time, Shabo thought that Nadal was too slow to pick up the serve and returned to position, hoping that the referee would give him a timeout warning, and even yelled at the referee in dissatisfaction, "You guys are corrupt." ”
In fact, judging from the course of the whole game, Nadal's actions were carried out within the scope of the rules. In the case of Nadal's physical condition, Shapovalov, instead of caring about Nadal, blamed him for disrupting the rhythm of the game. If Shabo hadn't changed his mindset, his tennis career might not have had a big break.