ATP500 points match held in Kazakhstan capital Astana has come to the final competition. Serbia King of goals Djokovic reached the final without bloodshed. In the semi-finals, he met with former Russia's first-ranked world champion Medvedev, last year's US Open champion. As a result, both sides tied 1-1 in the first two sets. Before the third set began, May announced his injury and retreat. Considering that Djokovic has been in good shape recently, and he has maintained a 100% championship efficiency during the previous National Day holidays, there is no doubt that such performance has brought a hint of concern to Nadal .
According to statistics, Djokovic has never lost the competition during the National Day holiday in China. He won the championship in , China Net held in the National Day Golden Week 6 times in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. He did not participate in the competition this week in the following years until he went to Tokyo in 2019 and won the championship again!
This year, Xiaode played again in China's National Day Week, and advanced to the Astana finals, and will play against Tsitsipas . In fact, the showdown between Djokovic and General May was the first time they met this year. After winning the quarterfinals, a reporter asked Medvedev: "Is Novak the opponent you want to defeat the most?" As a result, General May's answer was: "The one you want to win more is Nadal."
Since Nadal has beaten Medvedev twice this year, and in the Australian Open final at the beginning of the year, Nadal staged a shocking reversal when he lost two sets first, causing Medvedev to collapse on the spot. That battle also made General May regret it for life.
It can be foreseen that Nadal is not only facing Djokovic's crazy participation in the competition and may surpass his 92 ATP championships, but his old rival Medvedev also regards himself as a thorn in his side. It can be said that Nadal, who is accompanying his wife to give birth, is facing a lot of pressure. There is interception in front and pursuers behind, but Nadal has no other way, and has no choice but to face it.
