On January 28, Beijing time, the Australian Open men's singles semifinals competition ended, the No. 6 seed Nadal and the No. 2 seed Medvedev successfully met, the two will stage a peak showdown this Sunday. Nadal is just one step away from his 21st Grand Slam title, and this time he can lift the trophy at the Australian Open again after 13 years?
In fact, the Australian Open is not a blessing for Nadal, who has reached a total of 28 Grand Slam finals, winning 20 of them, with a winning rate of more than 70%. Nadal has made a total of 5 final trips before the Australian Open, and he has only won 1 title, with a winning percentage of only 20%.
Nadal first reached the Australian Open final in 2009, when he eliminated his compatriot Vodasco in four hours and 48 minutes in the semi-finals, and just two days later Nadal stood on the final stage to face his old rival Federer. At that time, Nadal and Federer fought fiercely in five sets in the game, and Nadal defeated Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3)/3-6/6-2 to win his first hard court Grand Slam.
In 2012, Nadal reached the final of the Australian Open for the second time, this time facing Djokovic, a horrific five-set battle of 5 hours and 53 minutes, Djokovic 5-7/6-4/6-2/6-7 (5)/7-5 narrowly defeated Nadal, and Nadal won melbourne for the second time.
In 2014, Nadal made a comeback, eliminating famous players such as Kei Nishikori, Dimitrov and Federer all the way, and stood on the Australian Open final stage for the third time, this time opposite stan Wawrinka. Nadal's record against Wawrinka before that final was 13 wins and 0 losses, which was supposed to be a match without suspense, but Nadal's injury changed everything, Wawrinka won 3-1 against Nadal with injuries, and Nadal hit the double circle full slam dream shattered.
After a trough in the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Nadal found himself in form again in the 2017 season. At the beginning of the Year's Australian Open, he eliminated the likes of Zverev, Monfils, Raonic and Dimitrov, standing in the australian open final for the fourth time. In a classic Fiener showdown, Federer narrowly won in five sets, and Nadal once again rubbed shoulders with the Australian Open champion.
In 2019, Nadal maintained an excellent record of not losing a set in the first 6 matches, standing on the stage of the Australian Open final for the fifth time. Nadal once again faced his old rival Djokovic, this time with no way to fight back, losing three consecutive sets 3-6, 2-6, 3-6.