On January 18, in the men's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open just ended in Melbourne Park, Australia, Raphael Nadal, the king of clay from Spain, lived up to expectations, eliminating the No. 7 seed of the tournament, Italian rookie Matteo Berrettini, 3-1, and successfully reached the final. Scores were 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
In the whole game, Nadal only lost 1 set, that is, the 3rd set, and the result was a strong rebound in the 4th set, and finally relied on the strong ability to catch the fighter to end the opponent. Nadal is only one win away from making history and winning his 21st Grand Slam title.
As soon as the game came, Nadal kept pressing Berrettini to play, and he could see that the state was hot and the first to take the lead. Nadal broke the warranty belt in the first set and saved again, instantly taking a 3-0 lead, which can be said to crush the opponent in an all-round way. Berrettini only managed to save his serve in the 4th set and won his first set. Both sides then managed to secure their own serves, with Nadal leading 5-3 in the first eight sets. The 9th set was also Nadal's serve to win the set, with the Spanish king winning the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Nadal continued his explosive form, and he frantically won four consecutive sets as soon as he came up. Beretini seemed to be blindfolded, and Nadal's attack was like a dark cloud in the sky that overwhelmed him. Although Berrettini stabilized his mind and pulled back two sets, he still could not stop Nadal's progress.
Similar to the first set, Nadal continued to win the set after losing the moment, 6-2 to take a 2-0 lead on aggregate. Basically, it can be said that the soldiers are not bloody, and Nadal is full of momentum.
In the third set, it was also a moment when Nadal's old problems were easy to make, perhaps he rushed too hard in the first two sets, and his physical fitness fell sharply, on the contrary, the 25-year-old Beretini had a clear physical advantage, and he completed the save as soon as he came up, and then the two staged a tug-of-war, each holding the serve, and playing a 3-3 draw. Nadal then watched Berrettini's serve smoothly save, and was even dropped by his opponent by 4 straight goals, eventually losing the third set 3-6.
Nadal still took a temporary lead at 2-1 on aggregate.
The point is that Nadal's physical fitness really can't keep up, he can't run, or he is half a beat slower, and he can't catch it when he runs in front of the ball. Nadal, who lost the third set, looked a little impatient, and Berrettini seemed to see the light of day, playing more and more confidently.
The game came to set 4 and Nadal scored a wonderful short ball. The two staged a hair-saving battle again.
The first 6 innings were fiercely competitive, and Berrettini even gave Nadal love games for 3 consecutive sets, of course, Nadal also used the same love game and color, and the score alternately rose. Nadal won another set after completing the save 4-3, broke 5-3, and also won the full set, the two of them after the long ball in you and I came and went many times, Berrettini finally collapsed, Nadal won another set 6-3 to win the game.
In the end, Nadal eliminated Berrettini 3-1 on aggregate and successfully reached the final. Throughout this game, the editors believe that Nadal is still better than Beretini under the premise of physical strength, and in the case of physical weakness, he also knows how to relax, give up, avoid unnecessary running, and save physical strength. In the 4th set, Nadal's experience in the battle and the ability to catch fighters were also stronger than his opponents.
Reaching the final is also the sixth time in Nadal's career to advance to the Australian Open men's singles final, after winning the Australian Open men's singles title in 2009 only five times before. It is also Nadal's only Australian Open Grand Slam title trophy to date. Compared with the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, Nadal has really made little achievements at the Australian Open, and it has also been called Nadal's sad place by some media.
The 35-year-old Nadal is now injured and difficult to continue the dominance of his peak state, and it is a surprise to reach the top 4 this time, and now that he has reached the final, he is even more happy.
Next, Nadal can usher in a 2-day precious rest time, looking forward to the winner competition with Medvedev vs Tsitsipas, which is also very exciting, if Nadal defeats the opponent, he will become the only 21-seat Grand Slam champion in the history of men's tennis, and can also achieve the feat of double circle Grand Slam, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Not surprisingly, Nadal could end up in the final showdown with Medvedev, a game full of suspense. Let's wait and see. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】