On January 30, Beijing time, the men's singles final of the 2022 Australian Open kicked off, and former champion Nadal and world second Medvedev staged a subversive showdown. In the end, the tenacious Nadal fought for more than 5 hours to achieve a stunning reversal, and in the unfavorable situation of falling behind 0:2 in the big score, he defeated Medvedev in three consecutive sets to win the second Australian Open men's singles title of his career. It is worth mentioning that this is the 21st Grand Slam of Nadal's career, and with this title, Nadal successfully achieved a double grand slam in Melbourne. This game has aroused the attention of many tennis fans before the game. The 35-year-old Nadal met 25-year-old Medvedev, a ten-year difference in age, but in terms of competitive form, Nadal did not lose to Medvedev.
At this Australian Open, Nadal had his highest moment in the past five seasons, and as he said after reaching the final, a month and a half ago, he didn't even know if he could continue to play tennis. The King of Clay, who has already won 20 Grand Slam titles, has rarely shed tears after reaching the Men's Singles Final of the Australian Open. Many fans lamented that the boy had tears and did not flick, but it was not the time to be emotional." Nadal and Medvedev belong to two eras of players, the former is one of the indispensable "Big Three", and the latter is the new generation of the world men's tennis representatives.
In the 2019 US Open men's singles final, Nadal and Medvedev had a confrontation, and in the end, Nadal won with difficulty. In the 2021 US Open men's singles final, Medvedev, who has faded his childish coat, not only won the first Grand Slam championship trophy of his career, but also personally shattered Djokovic's dream of a full slam. After three seasons, Nadal and Medvedev will meet again in the Grand Slam final. The men's singles final attracted the attention of many tennis celebrities, and the legends Rodrawall, Graf, Navnatinova, Singis, Agassi, etc., all came to watch the game.
Judging from the game, the support of local fans at the Australian Open for Nadal is staggering. In the game, whenever Nadal scored, the audience would resound with thunderous applause and cheers, but Medvedev seemed to be not "welcomed" by the fans on the spot. Throughout the final, the fans almost sided with Nadal, and even cheered. In the first set, Medvedev broke Nadal's serve twice, and the score was 6:2 ahead of the city. Nadal then tried to increase the speed of the attack, but the tall Medvedev was shocked, using a powerful serve to always suppress the opponent.
The second set was originally Nadal's chance, but due to poor physical fitness, although he won the set with a serve, he was reversed by Medvedev. In the third set, the two sides launched a tug-of-war, the score has been alternately rising, at the critical moment, the tenacious Nadal even broke the belt and successfully pulled back a city. In the two sets that followed, Nadal's morale was boosted, Medvedev had problems with his mentality, and his expression of chagrin appeared frequently. In the end, Nadal won the 2022 Australian Open men's singles title after a hard battle, which broke the record of 20 Grand Slam titles held by Djokovic and Federer, becoming the first person in history. How can you not love such a Nadal?
(Luo Treasurer)