On January 30, in the men's singles final of the Australian Open, Nadal completed a big reversal in the desperate situation of 0-2. In the end, he defeated Medvedev 3-2 to lift the Australian Open trophy for the second time.
After a suffocating, nearly five-and-a-half-hour epic battle, Nadal lost two sets and died, with tenacious willpower and a big heart, reversed the number one favorite Medvedev, won the second Australian Open championship trophy, achieved the "double full slam" feat, and also surpassed Federer and Djokovic with 21 Grand Slams to become the male player with the largest number of Grand Slam titles in history.
People who watched this game were all impressed by Nadal's spirit of not giving up, after losing the first two sets, when he was 2-3 behind in the third set, he was forced out of three consecutive break points by the opponent, and he saw that he was on the verge of losing, but at this time he began to release the spirit of "God of War", tenaciously saved this set, and also began to reverse the situation on the field little by little. Sure enough, Nadal then pulled two sets in a row and broke first in the decider.
Although he was broken by his opponent in the serve towards history, it still did not affect Nadal's firm belief, he immediately completed the breakback, in the second serve to win the championship game, did not let the opportunity slip away from his hand, fell straight four points to save the success, staged an incredible super reversal, in an unforgettable and heartwarming way, rewriting the history of men's tennis, since then the "big three" are 20 Grand Slam horror balance was completely broken, Nadal alone dominated.
As Nadal has said repeatedly in this competition, he did not know whether he could play at the Australian Open more than a month ago, or even whether he could play tennis again, because he had a difficult time in the past. After losing to Djokovic in the semi-finals of the French Open last year and missing out on a 21st Grand Slam title, Nadal's foot injury recurred, and he barely competed in the second half of the year, and it was only then known that he had a congenital foot disease and his career became precarious.
In mid-December last year, Nadal returned to the Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament after a gap of four months, suffered two consecutive defeats, and then tested positive for the new crown after returning to Spain, which was less than two weeks before the start of the new season, which made people very worried about his trip to Australia, but Nadal recovered in time before the New Year, appeared in Australia as scheduled, and successfully won the first game of the New Year.
This trip to the Australian Open, Nadal is not all smooth, especially in the quarterfinals against Shapovalov, he was chased by his opponent in two sets after winning two sets, almost to the brink of elimination, but the key moment was still experience and willpower to help him, and finally crossed the risk in five sets. In the semi-finals, Nadal defeated Berrettini in four more sets to reach the australian open final again. However, in these two games, Nadal also exposed some physical problems.
However, Nadal is experienced after all, compared to the first two games, his physical reserves in the final are more abundant, fully prepared to play a protracted battle, but the opponent who is ten years younger wants to achieve it in one fell swoop, and there is a physical deficit in the second half, in contrast, Nadal's combat effectiveness is more sufficient, physically more vigorous, his mind is more calm, his faith is more determined, and his performance in the second half is more worthy of this championship.
For Nadal, this championship does not only mean "double-lap Grand Slam" and 21 grand slam crowns, but more importantly, to prove to himself, but also to everyone that at the age of 36, he is still a strong contender for the Grand Slam, and in his past Australian Open, which has the fewest number of crowns, the French Open and the US Open are even more not to be underestimated, 21 crowns? Maybe it's just the beginning of another glorious journey.
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