Not only the victory of Rafael Nadal’s comeback over Danil Medvedev at the Australian Open Final for him the 21st men’s record of the Grand Slam title also showed once again stupidity by assuming male tennis.
When Medvedev ambushed the hope of Novak Djokovic to reach 21 and a year the first calendar of men since 1969 last year a.S.
Open final, it feels like a seismic shift with the takeover above.
It looked more likely when the 35-year-old Nadal arrived at Melbourne after almost six months with a foot injury as a driver alone from “Big Three”.
Strike Pose 🏆🙌 # Ausopen • # AO2022 https://t.co/WFK7Q4VXFL- #Ausopen (@australiaopen) 1643555262000Roger Federer back in Switzerland rehabilitating his wounded knee while the Australian Open champion Djokovic was involved in a row of visa triggered by his decision to not have a vaccine Covid-19 and finally deported.
It left Spain Nadal, Battle-Brumpred and recently tested positive for Covid, to fight the young Vanguard itself – surely the task was too much for even the biggest warrior tennis ever seen.
Djokovic’s exile caused himself left Medvedev as a red-hot favorite, and if it wasn’t him to lift his second grand slam title, of course one of the Olympic champions Alexander Zverev or Stefanos Tsitipas would step up to make a magnitude breakthrough.
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But instincts like the soldier kicked and we all reminded that Nadal, as long as he stood up, remains a physical and psychological force of natural in the tennis court.
Russian Powerhouse Karen Khachanov (25), Canada Denis Shapovalov (22) and runner-up Italia Matteo Berrettini (25) all surrendered when Nadal jumped through the lottery, before finishing the biggest comeback in his career to last longer than Medvedev in five epic hours 24 minutes .
What it means to @rafaelnadal 💪 # Ausopen • # AO2022 https://t.co/FCIVPLMCFE- #Ausopen (@australiaPen) 1643556817000IT means Nadal, a few months after doubt whether he will come back at all, now lead the race to end up with a big title Slam, when the assumption is that Djokovic will be a person who reaches an area that has not yet been mapped.
The next target of Open France will be the next Nadal target and after amazing achievements in Melbourne, only a few will ignore their chances of adding 14th title on Paris – surface clay that has embed its career.
Win it and he will move two Federers and Djokovic and while the title of the Grand Slam is not the only metric used in the debate of G.O.A.T (the greatest all the time) many who think recklessly, it will make it difficult to catch.
“I have to say that I thought he lost a race when he lost to Novak Djokovic at the Semi Roland Garros last year,” Seven Champion Grand Slam Mats Wilander told Eurosport.
“That is, I think: Nadal comes out of the race.
He won’t be able.
Maybe he wins another French, but most likely not, and he won’t win other tournaments.
And suddenly we are here.
It’s amazing.” Read Waliustralia Open: Rafael Nadal’s Moveback’s comeback secures the 21st Grand Slamrafael Nadal led to two sets to win a five-set Titanic duel with Daniil Medvedev and made history with “21st Grand Slam Male Degrees at the Australian Open Final on Sundays.
Spanish great looks dead and buried when world number two Russians carved a tin two set care of their careers, Nadal, Federer and Djokovic have inspired each other to a larger height, and the revival of Nadal can have that effect again.
Djokovic has beaten in the past month Watching Nadal claimed the main title he imagined he would celebrate in Melbourne will definitely drive him away.
And Federer may be 40 years old, but he is still able to provide sports with one last magical hore.
Australia Open: Rafael Nadal Triumphs slammed the door on young pretenders again
