Beijing time the day before yesterday, another explosive news spread in the tennis world. Nadal, the 19-time Grand Slam winner and defending US Open champion, announced that he would withdraw from the upcoming US Open.
Although there were early rumors that the defending champion Spaniard would abandon the United States and protect France, and the current epidemic situation in the United States is not optimistic, when such explosive news came, it still touched people's hearts.
Nadal is already over thirty and has little left in his career. On the hard courts of the US Open, he was still relatively competitive, but due to the epidemic, he had to slow down his pace in catching up with Federer.
Let us review Nadal's four championships in Flushing.
In 2010, he made his debut and achieved the Grand Slam.
Nadal achieved a record by winning the US Open for the first time. After winning the French Open in 2006, Wimbledon in 2008, and the Australian Open in 2009, the Spaniard has made progress every year. In 2010, he achieved a Grand Slam in America and became the fourth man in men's tennis (the first three were respectively It’s Laver, Agassi, Federer).
The joy after rebirth in 2013
2013 was not easy for Nadal. After winning the French Open and being eliminated at Wimbledon in the blink of an eye, his condition was actually not stable. Fortunately, he overcame the injury in time at the US Open. trouble, adjusted his condition, and won the championship in Flushing.
The second spring of 2017
017 is definitely a special year for Federer and Nadal. After experiencing the impact of Djokovic, Murray and Wawrinka, the two veterans have not been together for a long time. Taste the taste of winning Grand Slams many times. This kind of good luck came twice, and the two divided up the four Grand Slams that year.
Nadal once again won the last Grand Slam championship of the year after missing the US Open championship for many years.
Breaking through the new generation in 2019
In last year's US Open, defending champion Djokovic was strangled by Wawrinka in another competition, while Federer lost in a battle with Federer Dimitrov Jr. Many fans cheered: Will a new overlord emerge in men's tennis? At the critical moment, Nadal acted as the final defender. He stood out from the siege of the semi-finals, all young players Medvedev, Berrettini, and Dimitrov, and tried to ensure that the giants' monopoly on the Grand Slams was not defeated.
won the championship four times, each time with different processes and different meanings. This is the charm of Nadal. Do you think the Spaniard can win the US Open trophy for the fifth time? (Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)
