A Bizarrely Fitting Finale Yields a Most Unexpected Champion
The
New York Times
Miguel
García Díaz
This
saturday Wawrinka won over an ailing Rafael Nadal in the Australian
Open in Melbourne. Nadal was the favorite to win the tournament but
the excelent play of Wawrinka and the pain that Nadal suffered in his
back made Wawrinka to be the lowest-ranked man to win a Grand Slam
singles title since 2004.
Wawrinka
beated Nadal in four sets (6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3)
In
the warm-up Nadal appeared to throw out his back and needed a
medical timeout; he played with a permanent grimace. In first set
Wawrinka
pushed Nadal around. In the second set Nadal moved better, and
Wawrinka came undone and in the last two sets Wawrinka defeated an
ailing Nadal.
I
admire both players Nadal and Wawrinka, I admire Nadal because he
played a whole match with an injury in his back and despite the fact
being injured he won a set. I admired Wawrinka because he is not the
best tennis player but he played really well and he fighted a lot.
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