From the start of the game to the final, Roger Federer has always regarded Aus Open as the training ground for his comeback. He did not expect to have a chance to win the 18th Grand Slam here and set a new tennis record. It was not until the finals that Federer met his lifelong rival, Rafa Nadal, that he reorganized his mindset and said that he would also win if he bet on the price of not being able to walk in the next 5 months. As a result, he lived up to expectations and won 6:4, 3:6, 6:1, 3:6, 6:4 after five years. He won the Grand Slam championship trophy again.
HE’S DONE IT!
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Roger Federe and Rafa Nadal have fought in Aus Open three times in the past, all won by Nadal. In the past 11 Grand Slam finals, Nadal also has a landslide of 9 wins and 2 losses. However, Nadal has not been able to squeeze into the semi-finals of the Grand Slam due to injuries in the past two years. In addition, this Australian Open is faster than before, with an average of only 3.3 balls per point, which is more unfavorable to Nadal, who is defending and counterattacking. In addition, Federer has one more day off than Nadal, which slightly makes up for the 5-year gap between the performance and the two.
Before the game, Nadal formulated a zero-turnover strategy, with a conservative ball path, mainly targeting Federer's backhand; on the contrary, Federer used the advantage of the field to attack, aiming at the sideline every time he hit the ball. In this Aus Open event, the backhand performance was excellent, which became the key to the game. After the start of the game, both sides were fully in the form and kept each other until the 7th game. Federer broke the game first, and then brought the game to 6:4 and won the first set. Federer won those two in the past 11 Grand Slam matches, and he won the first set.
However, as soon as he entered the second set, Federer repeatedly hit the easy forehand Winner and made a few pressure-free mistakes, Nadal broke the serve in the first game. Federer, who lost his feelings, continued to give away points in confusion, allowing Nadal to break the serve continuously and win 4 games straight. Later, Federer finally regained his feelings, but he could only get one break, and Nadal scored a game 6:3.
Set 3 Federer once again focused and returned to his level, especially the backhand was quite standard. He broke Nadal's serve twice in this game. Even if Nadal opened a 196 km/h serving, it would not have been hindered. Federer took the third set 6:1, just one step away from the 18th Grand Slam championship. However, Federer once again took the win ball with his forehand and was caught or out of bounds, and his physical fitness also showed signs of decline, giving Nadal an opportunity to break the serve. In addition, Nadal also adjusted his strategy and no longer sent the ball to Federer's backhand, and instead served to chase him, making it more difficult for Federer, who has decreased physical fitness, to adjust and deal with it. The result is Nadal tied 6:3. At this time, Federer, like in the Top 4, asked for a Medical Timeout before the start of the 5th set. In the 5th set of
, Federer's first serve and forehand hit dropped in quality, allowing Nadal to break the serve easily. Federer scored a break in the next game, but Nadal finally retained his serve to 2:0 with a more aggressive ball path. Federer summoned a physical therapist to massage his right thigh after the 3rd innings, and scored breaks in the next two innings, and eventually broke in the 6th innings, recovering a score of 3:3. After the equalization, Federer regained his courage in the first set, quickly retained his serve, and scored 30:0 with two-goal forehand Winner in Nadal's next serve. Nadal made a double mistake under pressure, giving Federer three break points and scored in a round-trip 26-ball tie, which became the key to the game. In the end, Federer successfully broke the serve again, falling behind 1:3 innings to 5:3. Although Deuce was to be played multiple times in the last game, Federer ended up with a forehand Winner.
8 years ago, Federer and Nadal were in the same venue, and fought fiercely for 5 sets, and that time he won by Nadal. Federer burst into tears and could not speak at the award presentation. He suggested that Nadal first give him the award to control his emotions. Nadal turned around and hugged Federer after receiving the award, and then the two of them expressed their appreciation for each other with unmodified truth.
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