36-year-old Nadal entered the Australian Open men's singles final for the sixth time in his career. Although Nadal aims to become the first singles player in men's tennis history to win 21 Grand Slams, thus surpassing Federer and Djokovic, Nadal was not favored before this game. After all, Medvedev, opposite the net, is the most powerful player in the new generation. Last year, Medvedev defeated Djokovic and won the Grand Slam championship for the first time in his career, ending Djokovic's dream of winning 21 slams. This post-95 player was also awarded the title of "21-Crown Goalkeeper".
Similarly, Medvedev is also facing the temptation to reach the top of the world. Once he wins the championship, he is expected to surpass Djokovic, who will be deducted Australian Open points in the world and top the world number one in the world. This means that Medvedev is expected to end the 18-year monopoly of the four giants in the net world's number one throne.
This game Rod Laver Mr. Rod Laver In person, the central stadium named after him Rod Laver stadium . Perhaps Nadal was under a lot of psychological pressure, and Nadal in the first set encountered continuous trouble in the serve game. Due to the low success rate of first-time play, Nadal won easily by his opponent after encountering Medvedev's consecutive breaks. After that, Nadal slowly improved, but Medvedev also quickly used his opponent to eliminate his physical fitness. Facing such a patient opponent, Nadal seemed to be lacking in confidence and lost another set 6-7. In the third set, Medvedev still had the upper hand in playing style and condition, but the newcomer suddenly became closer and closer to the victory. Such a change was immediately captured by Nadal. With Nadal breaking the serve in the 9th game, he finally won the first set in the final.
As one plate was obtained, Nadal's heart also fell into his stomach. As the state of both sides increased and decreased, Nadal gradually regained his initiative. After another set 6-4, Nadal dragged the game into the final set. Although the game slowly entered five hours, Nadal's physical fitness seemed to be unaffected. Instead, Medvedev asked the doctor for massage help. Although Medvedev avoided his opponent's serve to win the game, Nadal finally secured the victory 7-5.
So far, Nadal made history at the Rod Laver Stadium and became the first person to win 21 Grand Slam men's singles championships. After the game, Medvedev congratulated Nadal. After all, as a "21-Campus Goalkeeper", he is most qualified to praise his opponent. "Look at this player, he can continue to move to a new level after two sets. He doesn't look like he is going to retire. I want to congratulate him on winning the 21st championship. He is such a great player. Although I will continue to work hard on the court, I want to pay tribute to him today."
Nadal deserves such praise. What kind of physical strength and courage does it take to recover from injuries, as well as the coronavirus infection, and defeat newcomers in the five-set battle. "For me, it's incredible to be able to get back to the shape, come back here, and hold the trophy," said Nadal.
In 2012, ten years ago, Nadal fought with Djokovic for more than five hours and 50 minutes, creating the history of the Australian Open. Ten years later, in addition to the sparseness of Nadal's hair, his bodybuilding, and especially his fighting spirit have increased instead of reducing. This 21st championship in his career is the best reward for the hardworking and dedicated Nadal.
text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Chu Peng
editor/Xu Zhao
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