On January 28, Beijing time, the 2022 Australian Open ushered in the semi-finals of the focus men's singles, and the Spanish king Nadal faced the No. 7 seed Berrettini. Nadal beat Berrettini 3-1 on aggregate in four sets to advance to the Australian Open men's singles final and will face Medvedev and Tsitsipas as they compete for the winner's title, just one win away from winning his career's 21 Grand Slams and double-lap Grand Slam miracles.
It is worth mentioning that With the help of this year's Australian Open, Nadal has created a number of feats:
First, Nadal qualified for the sixth time in his career to reach the Australian Open men's singles final, after winning the Australian Open men's singles title once in 2009.
Second, Nadal reached the Grand Slam men's singles final for the 29th time in his career, and his Grand Slam men's singles semifinal record improved to 29 wins and 7 losses.
Third, Nadal returned to the Australian Open men's singles final after three years, and also reached the Grand Slam men's singles final since the 2020 French Open final.
When Djokovic was deported and did not participate in this year's Australian Open, Federer withdrew due to injury, and Nadal became the only player in the Fernard Big Three to participate. Nadal successfully countered the outside world's doubts with his outstanding performance, especially in the quarter-finals, When Nadal blocked the impact of the rising star Shapovalov, he narrowly won the five sets with an aggregate score of 3-2 to advance to the australian open final four again after three years.
Reaching the Australian Open men's singles semifinals, Nadal faced no. 7 seed Berrettini, the first player in the post-90s to advance to the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slams, and such an achievement is a feat that Medvedev and Tsitsipas have not been able to achieve. Nadal has only met Berrettini once in his previous career, that is, in the 2019 US Open, Nadal swept Berrettini 3-0.
In this game, Nadal ushered in the second meeting of his career with Berrettini, and in the first set, Nadal broke the belt and then saved his serve, taking a 3-0 lead in the next three sets. Berrettini took his first set in the 4th set and Nadal continued to easily extend his 4-1 lead. In the next two sets, Nadal took a 5-3 lead in the first eight sets to enter Nadal's serve to win the set, and he took the fourth set to save the first set 6-3 to take a 1-0 lead on aggregate.
In the second set, Nadal continued his explosive form, and he went crazy to play four sets in a row, including two breaks to take a 4-0 lead. Berrettini held a slight break in the 5th set, Nadal easily held a 5-1 lead, Berrettini chased another set, Nadal continued to win the set at 6-2 to take a 2-0 lead on aggregate.
Entering the third set, Berrettini's physical superiority was revealed, and he finally completed the first set, which was the first time he saved the first set of the first set. Nadal and Berrettini fought in the first six sets, with each holding a 3-3 draw. Berrettini continued to improve his form, and he then played a 12-1 scoring climax, including a straight four-run in the 7th and 9th innings to blast the love game to save the serve, and completed the key break in the 8th set, Nadal was pulled back 3-6, and the first three sets still led Berrettini 2-1 on aggregate.
In the fourth set, the two once again opened the battle mode in the first six sets, especially Beretini's three consecutive serves were straight four points to bomb out love game to save, Nadal also fell straight four points in the second set to blast out love game to save, the two maintained a 3-3 draw in the first six sets. Nadal continued to hold serve in the 7th set and took a 5-3 lead with a key break in the 8th set, before Nadal then managed to win the set on another set 6-3 and eventually eliminated Berrettini 3-1 on aggregate to advance to the Australian Open men's singles final.
Nadal continues to carry the flag of the post-80s king, he will face the winner of the Australian Open men's singles final between Medvedev and Tsitsipas, and it is also expected that he will complete the double Grand Slam and win the 21st Grand Slam title.
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