The 2022 Australian Open continued, in a high-profile match, Spain's king Nadal, with a 2-0 lead, was pulled by his opponent in two consecutive sets, but in the final stage, Nadal still withstood the pressure and waded through the danger. This also allows Nadal to reach the australian open final four for the seventh time in his career, only two wins away from the championship, and is expected to surpass Federer and Xiaode and enjoy the glory of the first man in the men's tennis!
Australian Open men's singles quarter-final, Nadal's opponent Canada's Shapovalov.
The first two sets were uneventful, with Nadal taking an absolute advantage on the pitch and not even letting his opponent get a break point, taking two consecutive sets at 6-3, 6-4 to give a 2-0 lead.
However, from the third set onwards, Nadal's batting quality was problematic, and there were many unforced mistakes in the game, which also allowed the opponent to seize the opportunity.
At the end of the third set, Shapovalov seized the opportunity to complete the break, thus pulling back a set at 6-4.
In the fourth set, Nadal's form still did not improve, which allowed Shapovalov to complete the break early, and Nadal has not been able to catch up with the score since then.
During this period, Nadal also applied for medical personnel to enter the stadium, which also made fans very worried about the veteran, whether it would be a recurrence of injury.
But fortunately, Nadal persevered.
After losing the fourth set 3-6, Nadal did not give up and played very tenaciously in the decider!
In the decisive round, Nadal was very active from the beginning, taking the lead in breaking the opponent's serve, and then he easily saved the serve, and in the third set, he once again broke the opponent's serve.
In this way, Nadal took a 3-0 lead after the first three sets, which will be more stressful for opponents in the next game.
Sure enough, as Nadal's serve improved, Shapovalov never had another chance, and in the end, Nadal became more and more courageous, locking in the victory with a score of 6-3.
In this way, Nadal reached the final four of the Australian Open for the seventh time in his career!
Previously, Nadal had scored the Australian Open six times, but only won the Australian Open men's singles championship once, and it can be said that the Australian Open has not been too good for Nadal.
But this time, because Federer did not participate, Xiaode was expelled from Australia, which was a very good chance for Nadal to win the title.
Now Nadal is only two wins away from the double grand slam and 21 crowns, if Nadal can win the championship smoothly, he will surpass Federer and Xiaode and enjoy the honor of the first person in the history of the men's tennis!
Will Nadal be able to win the championship in the end? Let's wait and see!