On the afternoon of January 5, Beijing time, at the 250-level Open Tournament in Brisbane, Australia, tennis superstar Rafael Nadal faced Australian player Jordan Thompson, but Nadal was reversed after winning 1 set first, losing the game in 3 sets and missing the top 4 of the tournament. The specific scores in the three sets were 7-5, 6(6)-7 and 3-6. The match lasted 3 hours and 25 minutes. In the deciding set, Nadal was suspected to have suffered another injury at the base of his left thigh, which is the hip joint, which also cast a shadow on Nadal's Australian Open.
It is worth mentioning that Nadal lost 3 match points, and was only 1 point away from taking away the game in two sets, but unfortunately the ability to control the key points was insufficient, and the two match points in the tie-break stage were also resolved by Thompson and successfully overtaken. I have to say that the 37-year-old Nadal performed reasonably in the first two sets, but he was physically exhausted in the deciding set, made frequent mistakes, and was indeed old.
In the first set, Nadal served first and successfully held serve. Thompson is also in good form, holding serve smoothly. In the third game, Nadal completed the hold with a love game, and in the fourth game, Nadal took a 30-0 lead, but Thompson scored four points in a row to complete the hold. In the fifth game, Nadal was forced to shoot three break points, but Nadal stubbornly saved and successfully held serve.
In the seventh game, Nadal was in an inconsistent state, and Thompson played extremely well, breaking serve and leading 4-3. In the eighth game, Nadal quickly broke back and drew 4-4. In the 12th game, Nadal made a fatal break on Thompson's serve and took a 7-5 lead, which took 1 hour and 11 minutes in the first set.
In the second set, Nadal took the lead in serving, and both of them were in good shape, and Thompson seemed to play more perfectly, and in the third game he forced a break point, and Nadal struggled to hold serve. It is worth mentioning that in the fourth game, Nadal forced three break points, which were all defused by Thompson.
In the 789th third game, both of them held their serve smoothly, and they both completed the hold in a love game way. In the 10th game, Nadal led 5-4 and got match point, but Thompson tied the score. In fact, there was only one point missing, and Nadal made a mistake in the key point. The first 12 games were tied 6-6, and the game dragged into a tie-break.
Nadal started the tie-break 3-0 but was chased by Thompson for three points. Nadal then lost four points in a row after leading 6-4 and winning the second set 6-7(6), and the match was dragged into the deciding set by Thompson.
In the deciding set, Thompson served and held serve. Rafael Nadal also held serve. In the fourth game, Nadal's serve was broken, and Thompson quickly built a 3-1 lead. After each held serve, Nadal did not complete the break, the score came to 5-3, and in the 9th game, it was also Thompson's serve to win the game, did not give Nadal a chance, 6-3 to take away the game.
After the fifth game of the deciding set, Nadal, who was down 4-1, developed discomfort at the base of his left thigh, and the medical superintendent led Nadal to the court for medical treatment, and after a short treatment, Nadal returned to the court and played the rest of the game. It can be seen that Nadal's old injury may have recurred, but of course it may not be so serious. In short, there may be a problem with the position of the hip joint.
Judging by Nadal's running, it is far less than in his prime.
Defeating Nadal in three sets, Thompson's play was perfect, indeed powerful. Nadal is not so terrible to lose, and I hope Nadal doesn't get seriously injured, then his career may be ruined. Not to mention participating in the Australian Open and the French Open. We'll see how Nadal's injury is up later. Next up is Thompson against Dimitrov and Rune against Safiulin. [Text/Fighting Jianghu]