On January 30, Beijing time, the 2022 Australian Open will usher in the final battle! In the grand finale of the men's singles, the two biggest champions, Nadal and Medvedev, successfully met. Whoever wins this battle will make history. Nadal will strike at his 21st Grand Slam and strive to become the first man in the history of men's tennis. Medvedev, on the other hand, is looking forward to using the championship to directly reach the top of the world, thus ending the Monopoly and domination of the Big Four over NO.1 for 18 years.
Both Nadal and Medvedev were nearly out of the quarter-finals. Nadal was dragged into the decider by his opponent after falling behind 2-0 in a match against Canadian teenager Shapovalov, but Nadal won without any chance. Medvedev faced Aliassim, and was once won the match point by the opponent, but the tenacious May always reversed 3-2 after falling behind 0-2. After a thrilling quarter-final, both Nadal and Medvedev played relatively easily in the semi-finals. Nadal beat Berrettini 3-1, and Medvedev also won Tsitsipas.
This time, the two met again in the Grand Slam final after the 2019 US Open. In that meeting, Nadal fought hard to win in 5 sets. But today is not the same as in the past, Nadal is two years old, and Medvedev, born in 1996, has reached the best years of his career. This time the fight will certainly not be a 2-year remake, but it can be imagined that it will be very exciting. Because both have too many records to achieve, it is bound to be an unforgettable night.
For the 36-year-old Nadal, if he wins the title, he will become an unprecedented 21 Grand Slam winners. Once upon a time, Sampras and Federer's records seemed out of reach, and Federer and Djokovic were infinitely close to 21 crowns. But now, the opportunity is in front of Nadal. This record will overshadow all other glory. In the face of the most weighty Grand Slam number, the world's first is just a floating cloud.
For Medvedev, he will set a new series of records once he wins the title. The most important of these is to surpass Djokovic and directly reach the top of the world! And his ascension to the top of the world's first will end the monopoly of the big four on the world's first for 18 years. Since Federer became the world's first in 2004, only Federer, Nadal, Deyo and Murray have been involved in the world's first, and the entire generation of post-90s has lived in the haze. Now, Medvedev will have the opportunity to break the darkness for them!