Refusal to be reversed! Nadal killed the dark horse, broke the record, rushed to the 2nd crown of the Australian Open, and became GOAT?

On January 25, the Australian Open men's singles quarterfinals almost gave birth to a super cold. Nadal suddenly lost power after winning two sets in a row and was tied by Shapovalov. The decider refused to be reversed, and the record was reached in the final 4, impacting the second crown of the Australian Open, and is expected to pressure the 2 giants of Defa to become GOAT.

Federer abandoned the tournament, Djokovic was repatriated due to visa problems, and Nadal became the number one favorite at this year's Australian Open. Last year, Nadal accidentally broke the French Open, and then basically reimbursed for the season due to injury. Nadal made a comeback in the new season, unlocking his 89th men's singles title at ATP250 Melbourne and winning consecutive games at the 17th Australian Open, winning consecutive victories over Geelong, Hanfmann, Kachalov and Manarino to become the oldest player in the top 8 and will compete with the 22-year-old Shapovalov for the top four places.

Canadian rising star Shapovalov ranked 12th in the world, growing rapidly in recent years, entering the top 8 of the Grand Slam for the first time in 2020, and the world ranking came to a new career high of 10th; last year he won the runner-up in the finals of the Geneva Open and the Stockholm Open, and the top 4 of Wimbledon refreshed the best record of the Grand Slam, and at the beginning of the new year, he led Canada to win the ATP Cup championship, and his performance was remarkable.

Nadal was demoralized in the first two sets, taking the opponent 6-3 in the first set to take the lead first, and after breaking the 7th set in the second set, he turned the advantage into a winning position, and then won 6-4 to lead 2-0 on aggregate. Shapovalov then fought hard, returning the game 6-4 in the third set and equalising 6-3 in the fourth set. In the decider, Nadal quickly adjusted, playing a fantastic 3-0 start to lock in the victory, 6-3 to win the set, ending the four-hour fight and narrowly winning the quarterfinals 3-2.

At this point, Nadal reached the semi-finals of the 36th Grand Slam and set a new personal record, and the semi-finals will play against Italy's brother Berrettini. Nadal has only won the Australian Open once before, and this tournament will hit the second crown, striving to become GOAT and become the first man to win the 21st Grand Slam title.