On January 30, Beijing time, the Australian Open men's singles final was staged, and the 36-year-old Nadal faced the 26-year-old Medvedev. In the end, Nadal completed a 3-2 comeback with two sets conceded, with five sets of scores 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. Nadal won his 21st grand slam title of his career, surpassing Federer and Djokovic to become the player with the most Grand Slams in men's tennis history. At the same time, Nadal won the second Australian Open men's singles title, and also achieved the glory of double grand slam.
Nadal was the 2009 Australian Open men's singles champion, the sixth time in his career that he reached the Men's Singles Final of the Australian Open. In this final, Nadal's goal is undoubtedly to win the championship! Once Nadal wins, he will be the first singles player in men's tennis history to win 21 Grand Slams, surpassing Federer and Djokovic. In this match, Mr. Rod Laver also came to the Center Stadium named after him, Rod Laver Stadium, hoping to witness the birth of a historical moment.
Medvedev is the most powerful player in the new generation. At last year's US Open, Medvedev defeated Djokovic to win the first Grand Slam title in his career, ending Djokovic's dream of an annual Grand Slam. The resilience of the post-95s player is admirable. In this campaign, Medvedev has a perfect opportunity to reach the top of the world. Once he wins the championship, it will be basically determined that on February 21, after deducting points from last year's Australian Open, he will replace Djokovic to reach the top of the world, thus ending the 18-year monopoly of the big four on the world's first.
In the first set, Nadal suffered consecutive dangers as soon as he served. Fortunately, Nadal was very tenacious in the first two serves, maintaining the score at 2-2. But in the 5th set, Medvedev finally turned the advantage into a break, dropping four straight points for the first break. In the 7th set, Medvedev broke again to give a 5-2 lead. Medvedev then easily won the set and won the first set 6-2.
In the second set, the first three sets were held separately by both sides. In the 4th set, Nadal seized the opportunity to complete the first break of the game. After an easy fifth inning, Nadal led 4-1. But Medvedev was extremely tenacious and completed the 7th set. Nadal broke again in the 8th set, but missed the set in the 9th set and was broken back! Then both sides kept their own serves, 6-6 to grab seven. In the seventh, Nadal once led 5-3. But Nadal then lost four straight points to grab seven and lose another set 6-7.
In the third set, the two sides held their own serves in the first four sets. In the 5th set, Medvedev continued to hold on. In the 6th set, Medvedev again played an incredible bottom line defense, bringing out three break points 40-0. The tenacious Nadal then saved 3 break points in a row, struggling to save! The two continued to fight. In the crucial 9th set, Nadal played a cross to achieve a break. Nadal then took the serve to win the set and returned the set 6-4.
In the fourth set, Medvedev took the lead in keeping the first set. The two then battled in Nadal's serve, and Nadal saved a thrilling save after saving two break points. In the next two sets, both sides were in poor condition, each breaking. In the 5th set, Medvedev was still broken after saving six break points, 2-3. Subsequently, both sides held their own guarantees. In the 8th set, Nadal saved two more break points to save serve. Although Medvedev dodged set-breaks in the 9th set, Nadal took the serve to win the set, dragging the match into the decider 6-4.
In the fifth set, the two sides saved their own first four sets and drew 2-2. In the 5th set, After missing the first break point, Nadal completed the break with a straight-line win in the second break point. In the 6th set, Medvedev forced three break points at one point. But after 12 minutes of fighting, Nadal was still thrilling to save, 4-2! Subsequently, both sides maintained their own issuance. Nadal suffered a break in the win on the serve, 5-5! But in the 11th set, Nadal broke again and once again took the ball to win the game. This time, Nadal didn't waste his chances. In the end, Nadal won the decider 7-5 and won the Australian Open 3-2.