Spain's clay king, one of the three giants of tennis, Rafael Nadal fought hard in 5 sets, 3-2 against Russia's "Mei" Daniel Medvedev, won the Australian Open men's singles championship, created history, became the first superstar in men's tennis to win 21 Grand Slam championships, leaving the other two giants Federer and Djokovic behind, while Nadal also completed the great cause of double-lap Full Slam in his career.
Nadal won the Australian Open with a prize of more than £2 million (about 17 million yuan), which is a very considerable fortune, of course, runner-up Medvedev can also win about 1 million pounds. Nadal's post-match testimonials were touching, and he was sure not to retire this year and come back next year. And he thinks this reversal is the greatest reversal of his career.
Nadal's performance last night was absolutely incredible, he trailed Medvedev two sets in Melbourne Park, Australia, and then won in a stunning reversal, 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 and won his second Australian Open title.
It is understood that Nadal won more than 2 million pounds in prize money for this year's Australian Open men's singles champion, and his total career bonus income has risen to 95.5 million pounds. There is no doubt that this is a huge fortune.
After the match, Nadal gave a victory speech. He said: "Thank you to all the volunteers and those who made the Australian Open run smoothly. The organization of the Open Tennis Tournament in the past two years has been in a difficult period, but the tournament organizing committee has done a good job, thank you.
I thought it might be my last Australian Open, but this game gave me enough motivation to keep going. I think it was the greatest reversal of my career. I will continue to work hard and come back next year. ”
Nadal continued: "We've all had very tough years and this title has given me a lot of meaning. It's hard to describe the mood at this moment in words, I just want to say thank you to everyone, you are the motivation for me to persevere. ”
Nadal first became a professional in 2001, when he was only 15 years old, and went on to become one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
His victory in Melbourne was his 21st Grand Slam victory and his first since winning the 2020 French Open. As age and injuries increase, Nadal wins fewer and fewer titles, and no one can escape the pig-killing knife of time.
As a top professional player, Nadal's professionalism is commendable, highly disciplined, reminiscent of boxing Foreman and Bernard Hopkins, both of which can dominate in their 40s. It's a positive energy that inspires people.
Survive in adversity, perseverance, never give up, god of war does not die, this is Nadal, in the Australian Open hard ground, this area he is not good at, defeating Medvedev in the sky, the difficulty can be imagined. I believe that Nadal will also spend a night that will last a lifetime. Nadal's fans may be sleepless all night, including the editor of the fight. At the end of the second set, it was thought that the game would be one-sided, and it was originally expected that Nadal would lose the game 3-0.
But the miracle was staged, and Nadal was Nadal, worthy of the reputation of the Spanish god of war. The undead natto, about to turn 36, is once again making history, and at the time when the Year of the Tiger is approaching, what a perfect beginning, inspiring and morale-boosting, this energy, I hope to continue forever. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】