Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal One Step Away From 21st Grand Slam Title Win
Rafael Nadal advanced to his sixth Australian Open final and 29th Grand Slam final on Friday with a semi-final victory over Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini.
He is currently one win away from setting a new record with his 21st Grand Slam championship. In the men's singles semi-final, the 35-year-old Rafel Nadal defeated the 7th seed, Matteo Berrettini, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 56 minutes.
Rafael Nadal will face the winner of Sunday's second semi-final between second seed Daniil Medvedev and fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at Melbourne Park.
After winning the semi-final, Nadel stated, "I was lucky to win once in 2009, but I never thought about another chance in 2022. Just enjoy the victory today and, after that, try my best. "
Fans on social media were ecstatic that one of the greatest tennis players in history was just one win away from making history.
#AO2022 #AusOpen #VamosRafa #RafaelNadal
— Hemant (@Sportscasmm) January 28, 2022
Just win Rafael Nadal please just win, I don't think I have any capacity left to handle another final loss at AO pic.twitter.com/7f2mFZzuZb
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Vamos Rafa ✌️🔥 #RafaNadal #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/hP1h5x0QPu
— Sathiya (@imsathiya17) January 28, 2022
Rafael Nadal reached his 29th Career grand slam final, 6th at the #AusOpen
— Ayesha 🏴 (@JoeRoot66Fan) January 28, 2022
He is just 1 win away from epic 21st major title. After 2009, he's again so close to win his 2nd #AustralianOpen title. Tennis at its best, courtesy of #RafaNadal congrats & goodluck rafa👑💙#AO2022 pic.twitter.com/OT7BhidyBW
