Following Roone, the author mentioned the Serbian king Djokovic in the second article of "Timeline of ATP Tennis 2022". Happily, the recognition of this article is very high. Here, thank you for your support, today I will bring you the third article in this series.
2021 was a dark year for Nadal. In that year, he failed to win any Grand Slam titles. As early as August, Nadal announced his retirement from the 2021 season due to injury.
As the saying goes, blessings are unparalleled, woe is not alone, at the end of 2021, he also contracted the new crown, and for a while, rumors about Nadal disappeared. At this time, everyone doubted, can the Spanish god of war, who was once invincible on the clay field, return?
To this question, Nadal gave an answer with actions. At the beginning of 2022, he won his first title of 2022 at the first leg of the ATP 250 Melbourne Summer Series before the Australian Open. It is worth mentioning that this is Nadal's 10th ATP 250 title.
Since then, with Deyo expelled from the Australian government due to vaccine issues, Nadal has truly shown his true colors at the Australian Open. After passing all the way, he stubbornly reversed after losing two sets in the final to win the Australian Open title and raise the number of Grand Slam titles to a new height of 21.
If all this was not convincing enough, Nadal has since proved to the world that he is still the god of war. In the past month, Nadal has entered the rhythm of meeting gods and killing gods, meeting Buddha and cutting Buddha. Both 2021 US Open champion Dmitry Medvedev and 2021 Indian Wells Masters champion Norrie have become his underdogs.
Nadal, who has won the ATP 250 Mexico Open and the ATP 500 Acapulco championship in succession, is full of enthusiasm, as if the world is invincible. However, at this time, he is facing the troubles of happiness, his wife who has been with him for many years is pregnant, whether to continue to chase better results in the tennis world, or spend more time with his family, Nadal is in a dilemma.
Just when he was distracted, failure also came quietly. On March 21, Nadal was defeated by his opponent in the men's singles final of the Indian Wells Masters and lost the title. He has since announced that he will be absent from the game due to injury. For Nadal, who will be a father, this is not so much a short parting as a consolation to his wife.
Unfortunately, in the subsequent matches, Nadal's record has always been unsatisfactory. At this time, he made many fans doubtful, and some even began to sing a decline song.
Under such circumstances, Nadal had to attend a series of grand events with his wife, in which all the media paid attention to the woman's slightly erect pregnant belly. After learning the news, the media and fans who had expressed doubts about Nadal felt a little guilty. After all, they too were fathers and mothers. That joy that falls from the sky is indeed enough to dilute your success in all other areas.
Despite this, Nadal has not completely given up on his tennis career, and he has maintained all his enthusiasm in the young Roland Garros court, which has led him to seven consecutive wins here, crowning 14 French Open titles while increasing his number of Grand Slam titles to 22.
Since then, as his wife's labor period is getting closer and closer, the Spanish god of war Nadal can no longer concentrate on showing his true self on the tennis court, but despite this, he still handed over the good answer sheet of the Wimbledon Final Four.
Now Nadal has changed from a man to a father. And his child is less than a month, and the baby at this time needs not only the care of the mother, but also the company of the father. Because of this, Nadal on the field will be a little lost in himself, no, in the second round of the Paris Masters just held, he was reversed by his opponent and eclipsed by the first goal.
Despite leaving tennis early, Nadal still deserves our respect. After all, now he has given up more personal glory and left more time for his wife and children. Isn't such a person worthy of our praise? I believe that in the coming days, Nadal, who has become a father, will finally get out of the confusion and get better results on the field, let's wait and see. (Source: Tennis House Author: Yixin Jushi)
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