Beijing time, January 28, 2022: The first semi-final of the 2022 Australian Open men's singles, Nadal defeated Berrettini in four sets, the whole game, in addition to the third set of the Spanish king trapped in the decline in physical fitness, Berrettini basically has no chance, his backhand weakness can be described as infinitely magnified by Nadal. Italy's handsome man has only lost to Nadal in the past five Grand Slams except for Djokovic, which also shows that his serve forehand and backhand cutting ability may be against 90% of the players in the tennis world, but it is not enough against the top players, the big three.
At this year's Australian Open, due to the forced withdrawal of 9-time champion Djokovic before the game, many people thought that Melbourne would definitely be the world of young people this year, and Medvedev, Zverev Jr. and Tsitsipas were all eyeing this title. Nadal, the only member of the Big Three, not only returned from injury at the age of 35, but also had the worst record at the Australian Open. However, it was nadal who still advanced to the final, and in the back garden of Djokovic, he still defended the honor for the Big Three.
Starting in 2005, it will also be the 65th time in the last 68 Grand Slams that at least one of the Big Three has reached the final, the only three of which will be in the 2014 US Open (Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori, Federer and Deyo reached the semifinals), Wimbledon in 2016 (Murray beat Raonic, Federer reached the semifinals), and 2020 (Thiem beat Zverev Jr., and the only Djokovic player who competed in the round of 16 was unexpectedly awarded).
Therefore, it is recommended that today's young people should not easily establish any new big three, because big3, the top small group title, can be recognized by all tennis fans around the world, and it is a good performance from perennial stability. Even though neither Federer nor Djokovic failed to compete at the Australian Open, Nadal still retained the glory of belonging to the Big Three, even though they are now 110 years old.
After Nadal reached the final of this year's Australian Open, the Spanish king will also have the opportunity to impact the 21st Grand Slam, and he is also the last of the big three to come to this one-win, just one win, in front of the finish line. Previously, Federer had the best chance in his own back garden at Wimbledon in 2019, but wasted two championship points in the final and regrettably lost to Djokovic. Then Djokovic had a chance at last year's US Open, but he eventually lost to Medvedev. Now in Djokovic's back garden, Nadal has his chance.
Unlike Federer at Wimbledon in 2019 and Djokovic at the 2021 US Open, Nadal was not seen as a champion until the start of this year's Australian Open. In the live interview after the semi-finals, he himself said: "To be honest, I never thought that at the 2022 Australian Open, I would have another chance to win the Australian Open. "But it's already come to the final, everything can happen, and Nadal, who has regained his footing after injury again and again, has already proved his tenacity.
So on Sunday, will we witness a new history, with Federer and Djokovic both on the field they do best, first in front of the finish line of the 21. And Nadal, who finally came to 21 chances, on the hard ground where he is relatively not the best, can he become the first male player to win the 21st Grand Slam in the Australian Open, which has the fewest Grand Slam titles? Let's look forward to Sunday's final.