This year's Australian Open, Nadal's process of winning the championship is also very difficult, starting from the 8th round of 3 matches, he played a total of 14 sets, the 8th round was the first to win 2 sets but was tied, only to win in the 5 sets of the battle, yesterday's final was to lose 2 sets and win 3 sets in a row, with the hardest way to win his 21st Grand Slam title.
In the 2019 Wimbledon final, Federer, who had 20 Grand Slam titles at the time, wasted two championship points and missed the opportunity to win the 21st Grand Slam first; last year's US Open final, Djokovic, who had 20 Grand Slam titles, accidentally lost, just as he missed the opportunity to take the 21st Grand Slam first; Nadal lost 2 sets first, seemingly missing this opportunity, but he survived.
Nadal was in tears at one point after winning the Australian Open Semifinals because he thought, "I wasn't sure if I could continue playing tennis a month and a half ago." Just his super willpower to survive age + pain + new crown is worthy of being called "the strongest in history".
And Nadal overcame the disadvantage of falling behind in 2 sets in the men's singles final of the Australian Open, and won the 21st Grand Slam title of his career in 3 sets, his uncle Tony Nadal also gave a high evaluation: "He will not have any bad emotions when he falls behind, or put on a stinky face, but knows how to overcome." 」
Tony has coached Nadal for many years in the past, and is undoubtedly the person who knows Nadal best, watching the King of Clay win the championship, he also has feelings, "Now a lot of people succumb to the frustration in front of them, and they will constantly complain, but Raphael even if he is two sets behind, he will not put on a stinky face, he knows how to overcome the backwardness." 」
Tony believes that Nadal's fighting spirit in the face of the difficulties in the final is the more significant part of this title, and he is also optimistic that Nadal can win the French Open and win the 22nd Grand Slam title.
Nadal's itinerary after the Australian Open, he also mentioned that the follow-up schedule will be arranged according to the results and physical condition, the current idea is the Indian Wells Masters, and the subsequent competition is undecided.
