the spanish tennis player Reef Nadal He has an appointment with history, another in his tremendous career, but this time with an even greater scope, when he faces the Russian this Sunday (9:30 / Eurosport) Daniel Medwedef on the Australian Open finalwith the option to win his 21st Grand Slam and leave Djokovic and Federer behind.
Nadal did it again, recovering from a complicated injury, from a long rest without playing, to give himself the opportunity to fight for an important title again. He did it this week in Melbourne, after six months without competing and a foot operation that left him doubting whether he would be able to play tennis again, his job and passion.
With the dedication of the greatest of the hard workers and the heart of the most platonic in love, andHe from Manacor came into play at the start of 2022 to gain confidence and play in every game to the last step. Those of Denis Shapovalov and Matteo Berrettini were his most demanding victories, to sit on the main course now, a Medvedev who, although he has struggled, is undoubtedly a different level.
The Russian’s path was perhaps more complicated and he had to sweat especially against Félix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas, but the world number two is back in a ‘Grand Slam’ final like the one he won at the US Open a few months ago. The option to repeat ‘big’ and win the second of his record in a row is also historic for a Medvedev who is ten years younger than Nadal.
The Russian has already spoiled the 2021 Grand Slam for Novak Djokovic in New York and now he can interfere in another highlight of tennis history with Nadal as the main character. Since winning his first Roland Garros in 2005, the Manacor man has cut off on that race with Roger Federer and, later, enduring the harassment of ‘Nole’, the Serb has ruled in a fight at Olympus.
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With the Swiss limping from his knee surgery and the Serb cold due to his controversial deportation from Australia, Nadal deserved the option to stay alone at the top and break the triple tie with the 21st. The Spaniard will play his sixth final in Melbourne, an elusive tournament and the scene of physical hardship, seeking the second title after the one he won in 2009.
In direct duels, Nadal is 3-1 in favor, being the last match for the Russians, in the 2020 Masters Cup, but most important for the Spaniard, the 2019 US Open final. Medvedev has power, serves and gives everything back from the bottom of the track, and has repeated the final in Australia as a real danger. Nadal knows this and, despite the fact that everyone knows him, he is always capable of more.
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