#Boutique Long Essay Creation Season#On January 26, Beijing time, the 2024 Australian Tennis Grand Slam ushered in a much-anticipated matchup between the old and the new. The tournament's top seed and 36-year-old Djokovic lost 1-3 to the tournament's fourth seed, 22-year-old Sinner, and the Australian Open's 33-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, and the dream of an 11-time title was shattered. Looking at Deyo's helplessness and loneliness on the field, Lian Po is still able to eat and hear in his ears again, another reincarnation, can the 36-year-old Deyo still return as a king? !
Sinner defeated Novak Djokovic 3-1 in the Australian Open semifinals
In the first chapter, the men's tennis triumvirate, Deyo came from behind
On September 24, 2022, Federer officially retired. On January 7, 2024, Nadal, who missed almost the entire 2023 season due to injury, announced that his physical condition could not support the five-set battle and would withdraw from the 2024 Australian Open. At just 36 years old, Djokovic is still on the field. This is really a glow-in-the-dark glass of grape wine, and if you want to drink the pipa, you will urge it immediately. Drunk and lying on the battlefield, how many people came back to fight in ancient times?
Federer's retirement ceremony in 2022
In the 2003 Wimbledon men's singles final, the 22-year-old Federer won the first Grand Slam singles title in his career. Nadal won his first Grand Slam title at the 2005 French Open at the age of 19 years and two days. In 2008, at the age of 20, Djokovic won his first men's singles title at the Australian Open. This championship marks the rise of Djokovic in the world of tennis, and the tennis triumvirate is officially formed.
With his elegant backhand and extreme speed power, Swiss king Federer has won a total of 1,251 men's singles victories in his tennis career, including 65 consecutive victories on grass and 41 consecutive victories on New Year's Eve. He has won 103 ATP men's singles titles, including 20 Grand Slams (6 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 8 Wimbledon and 5 US Open), 28 Masters and 6 Finals. He also won the men's tennis doubles title at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has been ranked No. 1 in the world in men's singles for 310 weeks and has been ranked No. 1 in the world for 237 consecutive weeks.
At the 2023 Australian Open, Nadal suffered another injury
Nadal, the king of clay, vividly illustrates the philosophy of clay with a violent forehand topspin and a steady backhand return - you can't prevent it, you can't wear it. Nadal has won 22 Grand Slam titles, including 14 French Open, 2 Wimbledon, 2 Australian Open and 4 US Open, as well as singles titles at the Beijing Olympics and men's doubles titles at the Rio Olympics.
With his excellent first serve, second serve with strong spin, excellent return, stable baseline holding ability, balanced forehand and backhand, and handling of high-pressure balls, Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slam titles (10 Australian Open, 3 French Open, 7 Wimbledon, 4 US Open), 7 year-end finals titles, 40 ATP1000 Masters titles, 15 ATP 500 titles, The 12 ATP 250 titles have a total of 98 ATP singles titles. In addition, he has won 1 ATP doubles title, 1 Davis Cup team title, 1 ATP team title, and a total of 101 professional titles.
If you compare the championship data of the Grand Slam, Masters, and year-end finals alone, Djokovic is undoubtedly the first of the Big Three, and he can be called the last.
Chapter 2, King of Melbourne, Deyo's Back Garden
Just like Federer's aggressiveness at Wimbledon and Nadal's dominance at the French Open, Djokovic sees the Australian Open as his backyard. In the 15 years from his first Australian Open title in 2008 to 2023, Djokovic has reached the top of the Australian Open 10 times, and has won an astonishing 33 consecutive Grand Slams in the southern hemisphere. Djokovic played 102 matches at the Australian Open, with 94 wins and 8 losses, a 92% winning rate. Proper "King of Melbourne".
First title: In 2008, Djokovic reached the second Grand Slam singles final of his career at the Australian Open. The 20-year-old withstood the pressure of losing the first set to win his first Grand Slam title with a 3-1 (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6) victory over France's Tsonga.
The first Grand Slam title of the 2008 Djokovic Australian Open
Second crown: In 2011, Djokovic defeated Murray, who reached back-to-back Australian Open finals 3-0 (6-4, 6-2, 6-3), to win the Grand Slam title for the first time in three years and kick off the season.
Third crown: In 2012, Djokovic and Nadal teamed up for a marathon battle of 5 hours and 53 minutes. In the end, Djokovic defeated Nadal 3-2 (5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5) to successfully defend his title. It was also the longest Grand Slam men's singles final in the Open era.
Fourth title: In 2013, Djokovic defeated Murray 3-1 (6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2) to become the first player in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open men's singles titles. After this campaign, Djokovic became only the third player after Federer and Agassi to win the Australian Open men's singles title four times.
Fifth title: In 2015, Djokovic defeated Murray (7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0) in the men's singles final of the Australian Open for the third time, winning the Australian Open for the first time in two years.
Sixth crown: In 2016, the Australian Open men's singles reproduced the "rematch" of the previous year's final, Djokovic defeated Murray 3-0 (6-1, 7-5, 7-6), successfully defended the title and tied with Emerson, and tied for the most Australian Open men's singles titles in history.
Seventh crown: In 2019, Djokovic defeated his old rival Nadal (6-3, 6-2, 6-3) in the final, becoming the first men's singles "seven-time champion" in the history of the Australian Open. It was Djokovic's 15th Grand Slam singles title, and he overtook Sampras to become the third-most Grand Slam men's singles titles in history, behind only Federer and Nadal.
Eighth crown: In 2020, Djokovic won the "Eight Crowns" with a hard-fought 3-2 (6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4) victory over Thiem, continuing his record at Melbourne Park. This is Djokovic's third successful title at the Australian Open and his 17th Grand Slam title.
Ninth title: In 2021, Djokovic once again challenged a new generation in the final, and finally easily defeated Medvedev 3-0 (7-5, 6-2, 6-2), continuing his strong dominance of "reaching the semi-finals and winning the championship" at the Australian Open, lifting the Norman Brooks Challenge Cup for the ninth time, bringing the total number of Grand Slam titles to 18.
10th crown: In the men's singles final of the 2023 Australian Open, Djokovic defeated Greek brother Tsitsipas 3:0 (6:3, 7:6, 7:6) to win the unprecedented tenth Australian Open crown and return to the world No. 1 in the ATP rankings. Winning the Norman Brooks Challenge Cup, Djokovic also won his 22nd Grand Slam title, tying Nadal for the most Grand Slam titles in overall tournament titles and tying him for the most in men's tennis history.
Djokovic defeated Tsitsipas in straight sets to seal the 2023 Australian Open men's singles title
The third chapter, the cycle of history, the impact of newcomers
Helplessly, the flowers fell, and the familiar swallow returned. Last year's Wimbledon and this year's Australian Open, Djokovic's two backyards were successively attacked by two rising stars. On July 16, 2023, Alcaraz ended Djokovic's 34-game winning streak at Wimbledon in 2,195 days. On January 26, 2024, Sinner broke Djokovic's 33-game winning streak at the Australian Open in 2,195 days.
In the 2023 Wimbledon men's singles final, the 19-year-old Alcaraz fought hard in five sets and finally defeated the seven-time champion Djokovic with a score of 1-6/7-6(6)/6-1/3-6/6-4, ending the opponent's 27-game Grand Slam winning streak, Wimbledon 34-game winning streak, and Wimbledon Center Court 10-year unbeaten record, and winning the second Grand Slam men's singles championship in his career. Break Fenademmu's 20-year monopoly on Wimbledon men's singles!
The 2023 Wimbledon award ceremony hugs Alcaraz
In the men's singles semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open, the 22-year-old Sinner defeated the 10-time champion Djokovic, who won 33 consecutive victories, 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3, and reached the first Grand Slam final of his career.
They greeted each other after losing to Sinner in the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open
In the semi-finals, Sinner faced the number one return machine in tennis history, and Sinner did not hand over a single break point in 19 service games. Although a soft hand in the third tie-break allowed him to miss the first match point, he even made the only double fault of the game in the service game. But it was this double fault that led him to the outside corner ace that he made in the next minute. It was this blow that dashed Djokovic's last hope of breaking. Sinner has won three games against Djokovic since last year, in the group stage of the year-end finals, the Davis Cup and the Australian Open semifinals.
Chapter 4: Greatness has long been unproven, looking forward to the return of the king
Unlike the Wimbledon final, which was fought in five sets, today's semi-final with Sinner could not be called a sweep, but it was also a crisp defeat. Djokovic said: Sinner has been doing well throughout the tournament so far. He deserved to be in the final and he was completely better than me today. But in a way, I was shocked by my level, and it was a bad shock. I didn't do well in the first two sets! It was one of the worst Grand Slams I've ever played, at least as far as I can remember. I tried, managed to raise my level a little bit in the third set, saved match point and played a nice tie-break. But you know, the fourth set. Lost a very bad game. Overall, my tennis skills weren't really good today. The process of the game is indeed like this, there were many unforced errors in the whole game, and Deyo, as a service machine, did not get a break point in the whole court, which is indeed abnormal.
In the Australian Open semi-finals, Djokovic did not play at his level
After losing Wimbledon last year, Djokovic lost the world No. 1 title, and just when it was discussed that Djokovic might go downhill and no longer win Grand Slams, Djokovic immediately proved his old age at the US Open, winning the US Open, reaching 24 Grand Slams and winning the year-end finals to regain the world No. 1 throne. Deyo said with red eyes at the end of the interview: "I have a lot to be proud of in what I have achieved here. All things will come to an end. I've won here when I wasn't very good. I have a chance to come back here and play at least one more time. ”
At the press conference of the competition, Deyo hid his face and looked lonely
At the post-match press conference, Deyo's eyes were red
Yes, those who go up the mountain should never laugh at the god who goes down! Your greatness has long been unproven, King of Melbourne Park, and we will see you next year.