As we all know, Nadal is the king of clay. The best and most perfect performance in the four Grand Slams is definitely the French Open. So, what about the second one outside the French Open?

Many fans think that it should be the US Open, which has won the championship four times, but, judging from the data, it is not the case, but the Australian Open.

Melbourne Park, this is Nadal's second best performance but also the most tragic venue.

In terms of winning percentage and number of wins, the Australian Open ranks second only to the French Open; but in terms of the number of championships and final winning percentage, the Australian Open is at the bottom—

Before the opening of the Australian Open in 2022, Nadal had thirteen quarter-finals and five finals in Melbourne, but only won one championship in 2009.

It is even more tragic than Wimbledon, which was played on and off in the second half of his career.

Among the active players, Nadal has entered the finals of the Australian Open, second only to Djokovic and Federer, but the number of championships is only one.

In 2010, against Murray in the quarter-finals, a knee injury occurred and he had no choice but to retire.

In 2011, in the quarter-finals against Ferrer, the hamstring injury recurred and he was out of the game.

In 2012, in the final against Djokovic, he suffered a reversal and lost the championship when he broke serve first in the final set. This nearly six-hour match is still the longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era. of a game.

In 2013, he was absent due to injury.

In 2014, against Wawrinka in the final, his back injury recurred, and he fought hard in four sets to complete his opponent's first Grand Slam championship, which was a late bloomer.

It is clear at a glance.

In other words, since winning the Australian Open in 2009, except for 2012, injuries have always been an important role that cannot be ignored.

It would be too young and too naive to think that is all there is to it.

In 2017, against Federer in the final, he suffered a reversal and lost the championship when he broke serve first in the final set, witnessing Federer breaking the five-year Grand Slam championship drought.

In 2018, against Cilic in the semi-finals, with a two-set lead, he suffered a knee injury. In the end, he had no choice but to retire.

In 2021, in the quarter-finals against Tsitsipas, with a two-set lead, he suffered a back injury in the third set. Even so, he still took the lead in getting the match point, but due to injuries, he had a rare match point. An outrageous high-pressure ball error was eventually reversed and out of the game, and even led to direct reimbursement for the next half season.

so?

Nadal and Melbourne Park, is this a mismatch? Why do injuries always follow me every time I come to Melbourne?

Even Nadal himself said with a wry smile.

"Here, I have a lot of good memories, but at the same time, I also lack a little bit of luck. Sometimes, the opponent simply played better than me; sometimes, it is unlucky to encounter injuries. So, here, I have many, many special memories.”

It is precisely because of this that for Nadal fans, perhaps the French Open is their favorite event, but the Australian Open is always a lingering cinnabar mole.

A little bit of luck, a little bit of metaphysics, and a little bit of coincidence finally made Nadal's tragedy in Melbourne Park.

Here, Nadal has never been the one to be favored by Lady Luck.

So what about this year?

The historical trajectory has quietly changed, and the butterfly effect has initially appeared in this year's Melbourne Park.

This time, the top eight opponents standing on the other side of Nadal's net have evolved into Gao Wen. History is about to be rewritten. Will the result be different?

Even if people don't know what will happen in the future, judging from Nadal's past record in Melbourne Park, there is reason to be more curious about this year's matchup.

Just like Evert.

Obviously, the Australian Open Organizing Committee also agreed, as can be seen from the schedule—

On the ninth day of the match, all the quarter-finals of men's and women's singles will enter the Rod Laver Stadium without exception. The focus now is, matinee or night?

From here we can see the importance of the pitch arrangement:

In the previous four rounds, Nadal played all at the Rod Laver Stadium. Obviously, he has fully experienced the venue conditions this year; moreover, he has experienced both the matinee and night games, at least he does not need to re-adapt.

But Gao Wen was not. Three rounds were held at Hisense Stadium, and one round was held at Margaret Court Stadium. All of them were matinees. This also meant that he was not familiar with Rod Laver Stadium. Not familiar with the night scene, everything is new and strange, and everything must be adjusted again.

It is precisely because of this that those high-ranked seeded players who are favorites to win the championship often mind their own venue arrangements. They need to adapt to the Rod Laver Stadium in advance to prepare for the subsequent decisive stage.

For ordinary players, they have no time to think about the follow-up games. No one knows whether they can last to the quarterfinals. Naturally, they don’t need to worry about things that are so long-term or even impossible. A win is the priority.

The schedule had already been released the evening before.

matinee.

In the first game, Ekaterina-Makarova (Ekaterina-Makarova) VS Halep.

In the second game, Sharapova VS Bouchard.

In the third game, Murray VS Karlovic.

night show.

In the first game, Nadal VS Gao Wen.

The second game, an Australian civil war in the second round of mixed doubles, played against four players from both sides, three of whom were hosts.

With a little thought, you can see the small emotions of the Australian Open Organizing Committee, a little bit of helplessness, a little bit of stubbornness, and a little bit of persistence.

In fact, on the ninth match day, the men's doubles and women's doubles quarter-finals were also fully played. These matches were more interesting than the second round of a mixed doubles match. The second round of mixed doubles is arranged to enter the center court.

Moreover, even if the second round of the mixed doubles match is arranged at the Rod Laver Stadium, the matinee is enough, and the night match can completely arrange the brilliant duel between Sharapova and Bouchard, but the organizing committee is Do what you want and stick to your own ideas.

The reason is very simple, there is more or less anger in it—

After Kyrgios was eliminated, the organizing committee was aggrieved, depressed, and angry. In order to meet the needs of the home audience, this game was selected as the ninth match day at Rod Laver Stadium. The big axis of the day.

What's more interesting is that it was the duel between Nadal and Gao Wen who was in charge of the grand finale. M.bΙQμGètν.còM

Is this... bad fun?

So, the organizing committee just wanted to see Nadal defeating Gao Wen, and then the host players joined hands to join hands in the joint carnival?

No one knew how the organizing committee felt about this arrangement.

But the final reality is—

Gao Wen finally entered the Rod Laver Stadium, and it was a night game? The speed of the level jump is a bit too fast, and the seat belt has not been fastened yet.

However, people are not as good as heaven, and the organizing committee never thought that——

The matinee match was on the street.

Makarova swept Halep and lost only four games.

Sharapova swept Bouchard, conceding just five games.

Murray swept Karlovic in straight sets.

confused.

Before the audience had time to get into the mood, the matinee game ended so early that Rod Laver Stadium began to clear the field before the sun had time to tilt westward.

What follows is a long wait, waiting for the night game that kicks off at 7:00 p.m., boring and drowsy. Is this really the right way to start the quarter-finals? In the dark and damp mine tunnel, Lu Ye walked forward step by step with a mining basket on his back and a pickaxe in his hand.

The content of the website is wrong, please download the iRead app to read the correct content. The boy's expression was a little sad, his eyes focused on the space in front of him, as if he was staring at something.

From the perspective of outsiders, there is nothing in front of Lu Ye, but in fact, a translucent shadow can be seen in the young man's field of vision.

It was like the shadow of a tree, gray and unreal, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and the branches were separated from one third of the tree to the left and right, supporting a semicircular crown.

It has been more than a year since he came to this world called Kyushu, and Lu Ye has not yet figured out what it is. He only knows that when his attention is concentrated enough, there is a chance that this shadow tree will appear in his vision. And no one will notice at all.

What a sad life. The boy sighed.

A year ago, he woke up suddenly in this strange world. Before he could familiarize himself with the environment, the power he was in was captured by a group of thieves, and many people were killed. He and some other young men and women became that He was taken captive by the bandits, and then sent into this mine vein, where he became a lowly miner.

Afterwards, he learned from scattered conversations with other people that the faction he belonged to belonged to the Haotian League, a sect called Xuantianzong.

The name of this sect sounds cool and domineering, but it is actually just a small sect that is not popular.

It was Xieyue Valley under the command of Wanmo Ridge who captured Xuantianzong.

The Haotian League and the Wanmo Ridge are the two major factions in this world, both of which are formed by the alliance of countless forces, big and small, fighting against each other with the intention of completely destroying each other, and it is said that it has lasted for hundreds of years.

In Lu Ye's view, this kind of battle is simply a confrontation between the lawful camp and the evil camp, and he was just accidentally involved in this tide of confrontation.

Over the years, the Kyushu Continent has been raging with wars, and small forces like Xuantianzong have been uprooted every year, but soon more forces have sprung up like mushrooms, occupying various territories, making the situation even more chaotic.

A miner is a miner, right? Lu Ye comforted himself. Compared with those who were killed, he was still alive after all.

Being able to survive is not because he has any special ability, but because Xieyue Valley needs some handymen to do things, such as Lu Ye, who has no cultivation base and is still young, is undoubtedly the best choice.

In fact, the miners in this mine vein are not only members of Xuantian Sect, but also disciples of other small families and small sects.

Xie Moon Valley is not weak. Over the years, it has captured many territories. Naturally, the original forces on these territories have been wiped out, and some of the available manpower was sent by Xie Moon Valley to enslave everywhere.

Without exception, these people all have one characteristic, they are not enlightened yet, and they have no cultivation base, so they are easy to control.

There is a saying in the Kyushu Continent that it is difficult to transform a demon without enlightenment, and it is difficult to cultivate without enlightenment.

If you want to practice, you need to open your spiritual aperture, and only if you open your spiritual aperture, you are qualified to practice.

Opening the spiritual aperture is not a simple matter. Ordinary people can open the spiritual aperture after systematic training, but around a hundred and one, if they come from a cultivating family or sect, and have elders to guide them, the proportion may be higher.

Lu Ye failed to open his own spiritual aperture, so he could only make a living by mining in this dim mine tunnel.

However, the mine slaves are not hopeless. If they succeed in opening their minds and find someone in charge to report to the higher authorities, they will have the opportunity to participate in an assessment. If the assessment is successful, they can become a disciple of Evil Moon Valley.

However, there are very few mine slaves who can get enlightened. They work all day in this dark environment, and they can't even eat enough. How can they still be enlightened.

So basically 99% of miners have resigned themselves to their fate, working hard every day just for a full meal.

Lu Ye didn't have any sense of belonging to the Xuantian Sect. After all, the Xuantian Sect was destroyed when he first came to this world, and he didn't know anyone in the sect.

He also doesn't want to be a disciple of Xieyue Valley, this is not a serious force, just listening to the name gives people a sense of evil, and it will be cold sooner or later.

But he can't stay here forever as a miner's slave. How decent is that? After all, he is also an elite in the new era. If a man has no dreams, he is no different from a salted fish.

So this year he has been working hard to open his mind. Originally, he thought that only the shadow tree he could see could provide him with some wonderful help, but until now, the shadow tree is still just a shadow. Don’t say anything about help. Sometimes it will affect his eyesight.

Lu Ye seriously doubted whether there was something wrong with his eyes.

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After turning a corner, a faint light appeared in the distance, which was one of the exits of the mine.

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The harvest is good today. If you turn in the ore in the mine basket, you should be able to get three points of contribution. Counting the accumulation in the past few days, there are about twelve points. Two points are exchanged for two steamed buns, and the remaining ten points are just enough. Change to a Qi and Blood Pill.

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Qi and Blood Pill is a very low-level elixir, not an aid for enlightenment, but if you want to have enlightenment, you must be full of Qi and blood. Although Qi and Blood Pill is low-level, it is suitable for people like Lu Ye who are not enlightened.

The reason why Xieyuegu is willing to take out Qi and Blood Pill is not out of kindness, but because they are well versed in the way of people's hearts. This cheapest and low-level pill can make hopeful people work harder to mine.

For example, Lu Ye is very hardworking every day.

Thirty feet away from the exit of the mine, Lu Ye casually glanced at a corner on the left front, where there was a huge boulder lying across.

He kept walking, and continued to walk forward until about ten feet away. Then he put down the mining basket on his back, tightened the mining pick in his hand, and took out a moderately sized stone from the mining basket, and weighed it a little. .

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The next moment, he ran towards the boulder, approached the boulder, slid sideways, stepped on the rock wall of the mine, and swooped down behind the boulder with the strength of the rebound, like a vigorous cheetah.

The two figures were squatting halfway behind the boulder, using the boulder to cover their figures, and they never expected that anyone who came would find them.

Hearing the movement, it was too late to see Lu Ye wanting to get up.

Under the horrified gaze of the two, Lu Ye raised his hand and threw the ore in his hand, hitting the bridge of the nose of one of them. The man immediately let out a miserable cry, and fell to the ground on his back with blood streaming from his face.

Lu Ye shot again with the pickaxe in the other hand, but missed the second person. The person reacted well and turned his head to avoid it.

However, Lu Ye had already rushed in front of him, kicked him down, and hit the opponent's lower abdomen. The man's face was filled with pain, and he flew out, knelt down on the ground, and spat out a mouthful of sour water.

Lu Ye stepped forward, grabbed the opponent's hair with one hand, saw the opponent's face clearly, and sneered: I don't know who it is, it turns out it's you two brothers!

He knew these two people, they were disciples of the Liu family. After the land where the Liu family was located was captured by Xieyue Valley, some young disciples of the Liu family were sent here to serve as miners.

Strictly speaking, the two brothers, Lu Ye and the Liu family, are also related by fate.

The website content is updated slowly, please download the iRead app to read the latest chapter content. Did I ever say, don't let me see you again, or I'll kill you! While Lu Ye was speaking, he picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it down hard.

This blow was not light, Liu's second child only snorted, and was directly knocked unconscious.

Lu Ye walked towards Boss Liu who had been injured by him before.

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Boss Liu's forehead was smashed, and his eyes were blurred with blood. He faintly saw Lu Ye walking towards him, and was so frightened that he rolled and crawled: "Forgive me, my two brothers didn't know it was you who came, and thought it was someone else who spared me!"

The two Liu brothers sneaked in ambush in front of the exit of the mine, naturally they had no good intentions.

Before these two people were captured, they were both pampered and pampered. Even if they became miners, they would not be willing to endure hardships. However, the status of miners is low. If you contribute, you can't get food at all.

Therefore, the two brothers often squatted in front of a certain exit of the mine tunnel, robbing those miners who were alone. Many people were unlucky because of this. Not only were the ore they worked so hard to mine every day robbed, but they were also beaten to death.

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Last time they just wanted to rob Lu Ye, but they were not their opponents, so they were taught a lesson.

Unexpectedly, within a few days, I met these two brothers again.

The same kind of rice feeds all kinds of people. Among the mine slaves, there are lazy people like the Liu brothers, and there are people like Lu Ye who have dreams.

Over the past year, Lu Ye's contributions exchanged through ores, in addition to ensuring daily food and clothing, were all exchanged for Qi and Blood Pills.

He took no less than thirty qi and blood pills in various ways.

This created Lu Ye's physique stronger than most miners. Although his body was not considered strong, the strength contained in his body was already better than that of ordinary people.

It's no problem dealing with two lazy miners.

Boss Liu was still begging for mercy, but Lu Ye pretended not to hear, grabbed his hair, raised the stone in his other hand, and smashed it down hard.

Lu Ye has seen too many tragedies in his career as a miner for more than a year, and he has long understood a truth. In this world of cannibalism, any pity and sympathy are useless.

The miners are not in harmony either. The miners from different forces are doomed to be unable to unite. For a piece of good ore, the miners will often beat their heads to death.

People die in the mine every day, and every time you walk a certain distance, you can see a dead bone scattered on the ground.

There are not a few miners who starve to death because of being robbed.

Boss Liu fell down in response.

Lu Ye picked up his mining pick, put the mining basket back on his back, and walked towards the exit. He didn't kill the Liu brothers, not because he was merciless, but because injured miners generally wouldn't live long here.

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After walking a few steps, a person suddenly rushed in from the exit in a panic.

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Get out! The man drank in a low voice, and slapped Lu Ye over.

At this moment, Lu Ye felt cold all over his body, because he saw a light blue light flowing through the opponent's palm.

That was the light of spiritual power, in other words, it was a monk who attacked him!

Only by opening the spiritual aperture can one be qualified to practice and be called a monk.

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The monk's spiritual power is an extremely magical power. Lu Ye once saw a monk from Xieyue Valley make a move. Although it was not too powerful, the man smashed a piece of ore with just a light palm. It was after seeing that miraculous scene that Lu Ye made up his mind that he must open his spiritual aperture and become a monk.

He had also secretly evaluated that even the monk with the lowest cultivation level in Xie Yuegu could easily beat ten of himself.

So when Lu Ye realized that it was a monk who shot at him, Lu Ye knew that he was going to be in trouble.

At the critical moment of life and death, he abruptly stopped his pace and jumped back suddenly.

There was a numbness in his chest, and the sound of a broken bone sounded, and Lu Ye flew upside down and fell to the ground.

The severe pain cleared his mind a lot, and he got up immediately after realizing that he was still alive.

Huh! The monk who took the shot was a little surprised. Although he didn't use all his strength to slap the palm just now, he just slapped it casually, but it shouldn't be something a miner can bear.

Seeing the miner's face clearly through the dim light, he blurted out: Lu Ye?

At this moment, Lu Ye was already in the posture of turning around and running away. After hearing the voice, he was extremely stunned: "Guan Shi Yang?

This monk surnamed Yang is a small steward in the mine, and Lu Ye often deals with him, because the Qi and Blood Pill was exchanged from him, so they are familiar with each other.

Steward Yang is very optimistic about Lu Ye. After all, it is rare to see such a hard-working miner~lightnovelpub.net~

However, if you are optimistic, you are optimistic, and there is no special preferential treatment. If you don't get enlightened for a day, there is an insurmountable gap between ordinary people like Lu Ye and monks.

After recognizing Lu Ye, Manager Yang was relieved that he failed to slap him to death. Lu Ye had exchanged a lot of Qi and Blood Pills from him in the past year, and his physical fitness was better than that of ordinary miners. Strong, plus he just hit casually and didn't intend to kill deliberately, so it's not surprising that the opponent survived.

On the opposite side of Guanshi Yang, Lu Ye's heart beat like a drum.

The monks in Xieyue Valley generally don't care about the life and death of miners. They also know that miners often fight in the mine veins. Unless they meet them, they basically ignore them.

Lu Ye just beat the Liu brothers until they were bloodied and passed out on the ground. Turning around, Manager Yang slapped him. From Lu Ye's point of view, it was obvious that Manager Yang was teaching him a lesson.

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The website content is updated slowly, please download the iRead app to read the latest chapter content. Download the iRead app for a better reading experience. While he was thinking wildly, Steward Yang showed a look of surprise, as if it was a good thing to meet Lu Ye here, he stepped forward and grabbed Lu Ye's shoulder: Come with me! "

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