In the 2022 Australian Open men's singles final just staged at Melbourne Park, Australia, Rafael Nadal, the god of war from Spain, spent more than 5 hours to defeat the tournament's No. 2 seed Russia's "May" Daniel Medvedev and successfully lifted the Norman Brooks Challenge trophy, with a score of 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5.
Nadal reversed his opponent in the first 2 sets and won three sets in a row, which was a miracle. With this victory, Nadal has surpassed Federer and Djokovic's 20 Grand Slam titles, held 21 Grand Slam titles alone, and realized his dream of a double Grand Slam.
In the first set of the game, Nadal did not play well, in poor form, was broken by Medvedev many times, and Nadal's serve was inefficient, swept by Medvedev, and soon won by Medvedev 6-2.
In the 2nd set, Nadal began to improve, broke in the 4th set, and gave Mei Zong a love game in the 5th set, Mei Zong successfully saved the serve in the 6th set, and also gave Nadal love game in color.
The next two broke through each other and played very anxiously, and the first 12 sets were actually tied at 6. The game went into a tie-7 battle, and in the end, Mei won the second set 7-6. Nadal, who lost two consecutive sets, is facing a desperate situation at this time. Even Mei Zong thought that he could take advantage of the chase and make a 3-0 with a bang, but he thought wrong.
Nadal's tenacity and dedication to the death can never be underestimated.
At the beginning of the third set, Mei always sent the second double error, but sent 2 ace balls in a row, and successfully saved the serve. Next, Nadal saved the successful serve, the two sides entered a tug-of-war, Nadal desperately bet, desperate to win back a set. Nadal broke in the 9th set. Then finally won a set back 6-4, which was precious.
You know, Nadal will soon be 36 years old, facing the upcoming 26-year-old Mei Zong, the age disadvantage of 10 years old, not to mention that the third set is often Nadal's physical limit moment.
With the victory in the 3rd set, Nadal saw hope in the 4th set, first May saved the serve, then Nadal broke successfully, the two played to the 8th set, Nadal led 5-3. Finally, in the 10th set, Nadal went down 6-4.
At this point, the two sides were tied 2-2, and Nadal supported every step with tenacious perseverance, worthy of the great championship and top level.
Set 5 is also a key set, and both sides are protected. Entering into a grueling tug-of-war, the game was played by this time, and both sides tried their best. In the 10th set, May broke and in the 11th set Nadal broke back. Finally, in the 12th set, Nadal's serve scored the third ace of the game to win the set 7-5.
The match was an epic duel, with its ups and downs, and even in set 5 the audience did not dare to look at the court, and the audience in front of the TV set held their breath, which was too difficult a night for either side.
In the end, Nadal still showed the immortal side of the sword, the pre-match odds were looked down, and as a result, the Spanish god of war did not believe in evil, defeated Medvedev at the peak of the cold, and realized his long-cherished wish, winning the 21st Grand Slam trophy, unprecedented. Nadal finally broke the juxtaposition of the big three and stood out alone. Worthy of the first person in the history of men's tennis.
Nadal beat Medvedev 3-2 on aggregate, which was really unexpected, many people did not look forward to the injured Nadal before the game, but Natto deserved the god of war, never gave up until the last moment, and it is impossible for anyone to easily beat himself. This is The spirit of Nadal's tenacious struggle, only by daring to fight, it is possible to create miracles.
After the match, the two men took the podium and spoke separately, both showing respect for their opponents and thanking the organizers, sponsors and teams of the event for their efforts. Of course, May always seems a little lost, just one step away from his 2nd Grand Slam, and watching the trophy being taken away by Nadal can be said to be a failure.
Nadal lifted his 21st Grand Slam trophy and his 2nd Australian Open title trophy, really surpassing Federer and Djokovic, which is absolutely unique in men's tennis, let's congratulate Nadal, veterans don't die, God of War never withers. Nadal's fighting spirit will always inspire everyone who loves to work hard. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】