Beijing time on May 4 news, the International Tennis Hall of Fame announced the results of the selection of iconic moments in the history of tennis. In the votes of fans in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, Nadal's decisive battle to reverse Medvedev in this year's Australian Open has undoubtedly been elected as the greatest reversal in the history of tennis.
In the Australian Open competition earlier this year, Nadal returned from defeating the king of injuries and successfully reached the final. In the final, Nadal let two chase three to beat Medvedev, and in a battle that lasted more than 5 hours, he successfully staged a stunning reversal and lifted his 21st Grand Slam title.
In that final, Nadal first lost the first set 2-6, and in the second set Nadal grabbed seven and lost one set. In the third set, Nadal was cornered in the fifth set at 2-3, 0-40 on his serve. At this time, the reversal drama was officially staged, and Nadal surpassed the human limit and finally won the five-set battle.
The significance of this reversal is not just a Grand Slam champion, but has a more profound historical significance. With his performance at this year's Australian Open, Nadal successfully achieved a double-lap grand slam, and he became the only player in the history of men's tennis to win 21 Grand Slam titles, and in the increasingly fierce GOAT battle between the big three, Nadal was one position ahead of the other two.