On January 28, Beijing time, the 2022 Australian Open men's singles semifinals, Medvedev defeated Tsitsipas 3-1 to reach the final. In this regard, the Australian Open final match is out, and Nadal is facing the world's 2nd Medvedev! Previously, Nadal beat Berrettini 3-1, and after the game, Nadal cried with joy.
In the previous semi-finals, Nadal defeated Italy's No. 7 seed Berrettini 3-1 to return to the final after three years, just one step away from the record 21st Grand Slam title. Now, his final opponent is out, and that is Medvedev, the No. 2 seed of this tournament!
In the first set, Medvedev grabbed the first set in seven sets to take a 1-0 lead.
At the end of the second set, Medvedev issued a fatal double error and was broken, Tsitsipas entered the serve to win the set 5-4, 6-4, Tsitsipas pulled back a city!
At the beginning of the third set, the scores of the two sides continued to glue, 2-2! Medvedev broke at the end of the third set to take a 6-4 lead and take a 2-1 lead.
In the fourth set, Medvedev won 6-1 and won 3-1 to advance!
The official Australian Open officially issued congratulations for the first time, "The Baltic wind whistles, like peter the great's offensive horn music, resounding across the sky, conquering all!" ”
In the final, Nadal vs Medvedev, Djokovic will be the biggest loser! If Nadal wins the championship, he will surpass Djokovic and Federer with 21 crowns to become the first GOAT in history! If Medvedev wins the championship, he will surpass Djokovic and become the no. 1 in the world of Xinko!
In the final, Medvedev was the favorite to win the championship, and in September last year, Medvedev defeated Djokovic in three straight sets in the US Open final to win the first Grand Slam men's singles title of his career, becoming the first post-95 Grand Slam men's singles champion. However, the 35-year-old Nadal is in excellent form and he hopes to be the GOAT of all time. In terms of age, Medvedev is 25 years old, while Nadal is 35 years old, and the two are 10 years apart!
The two have met 4 times, after Nadal led 3 wins and 1 loss, including a victory in the 2019 US Open final.