The record of the Big Three 20 Grand Slams has been dusted off for a long time, who can be the first realistic historical breakthrough? All eyes on it! Federer withdrew from the tournament due to injury, Djokovic was deported, and it was Nadal's turn to carry the flag of the post-80s.
After missing last year's Wimbledon and US Open competitions due to injury, Nadal finally returned to this year's Australian Open, can he block the impact of the younger generation? In the face of all doubts, Nadal responded with action, first fighting for more than four hours, defeating Shapovalov 3-2, thrillingly advancing to the final four, and then fiercely fighting four sets, winning Beretini 3-1 on aggregate and successfully reaching the final of the Australian Open.
The King of The Red Clay, when he returned, he was still the passionate teenager! Here's a look back at the tennis god's grand slam path:
Australian Open winning time: 2009.
Wimbledon wins in 2008, 2010.
The US Open won in 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019.
French Open winning time: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
1 Australian Open, 2 Wimbledons, 4 US Opens, 13 French Opens, 20 Grand Slam trophies in his career, and 13 French Opens between 2005 and 2020, he has played the terrible dominance of the French Open to the extreme, and has made Roland Garros his own back garden.
Perhaps the French Open record is too good, the king of clay is too dazzling, but also reflects the seriousness of Nadal's partial section, so far only won an Australian Open title, that is still a distant 2009 or 13 years ago.
Let's take a look back at Nadal's Australian Open final trip:
Nadal 3-2 Federer in 2009
Nadal 2-3 Djokovic in 2012
Nadal 1-3 Wawrinka in 2014
Nadal 2-3 Federer in 2017
2019 Nadal 0-3 Djokovic
The australian open five finals in exchange for a championship trophy, it can be seen that Melbourne has never been Nadal's blessed land, on the way to the crown twice lost to Djokovic, and Federer played a draw, pouring out Djokovic's Australian Open back garden dream.
Injuries can't be crushed, age is not a thing, after three years back to the Australian Open final, Nadal panicked while enjoying the fun of the game, think about this is a beautiful thing.
The history-making 21 Grand Slams are in front of us, only Medvedev's last hurdle is left in front of him, Mei has reached the grand slam final for the fourth time in his career, holding the US Open crown, the current state is hot, for Nadal, the realization of the double circle Grand Slam is still regrettable again, and the battle is known.
Maybe it's been too long to wait, always looking forward to Nadal's return as king, the eternal king of the clay.