In yesterday's Australian Open men's singles quarter-finals, Nadal once again reached the final four. In fact, when he entered the quarterfinals, his results were already quite good.
The data does not lie, with every 5 years as an interval, let's look back at the Australian Open's quarterfinals men's singles lineup in the past fifteen years, what kind of rules will you find? See:
Year 2007:
Nadal, Robredo, Federer, Fish, Roddick, Davydenko, Gonzalez, Haas
Some of these eight are unfamiliar to contemporary fans, with two Spanish players, in addition to Nadal, and Grand Slam quarter-finalist Robredo.
The American player also has two men, in addition to cannon Roddick, there is also the big fish Fish Fish Fish.
Russian labor model Davidenko, German brother Haas, Chilean artillery Gonzalez, are also famous and fierce characters.
Year 2012:
Nadal, Ferrer, Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Kei Nishikori, Berdych, Del Potro
Five years later, only Fina remained in the quarterfinals, with Djokovic and Murray joining in. The others are all players who have at least finished runners-up in a Grand Slam.
They were unfortunate in the same era as the Big Three, with the argentinian Del Potro divining, beating Nadal and Federer in a row to win the 2009 US Open.
Year 2017:
Nadal, Žízverev, Federer, Wawrinka, Tsonga, Raonic, Goffin, Dimitrov
By 2017, only Finer was still in the quarterfinals, and Djokovic was knocked out early due to the impact of the previous year's meditation event.
That year, Goffin and Dimitrov were at the peak of their careers, and after many years, they could not repeat the scene when they both entered the year-end finals.
Wawrinka, Tsonga and Raonic are also still in their bright spots, reaching the quarter-finals.
The younger brother of today's Zverev, the eldest Zverev, won the only time he participated in the Grand Slam as the top seed that year, Murray, which is also a stroke of God.
Looking at this year's top eight, half of them have never made it to the top eight of the Australian Open:
Nadal, Beretini, Sina, Monfils, Shapovalov, Ariasim, Tsitsipas, Medvedev
In yesterday's game, it was not the pain that affected him, but the illness, but he still gritted his teeth and survived! Congratulations Rafa and bless the legend!
Time flies! Although the opponents around him have changed one after another, Nadal's name has always been there! From the age of 20 to 35, Nadal explained what greatness is with his indomitable fighting spirit! (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)