Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played a minor role that year due to a number of physical issues that limited their appearances on the pitch. Excellent year for Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev, who significantly reduced the gap to Novak Djokovic, especially (and only) on hard courts.
During an exclusive interview with Tennis365, the former Chilean tennis player judged Fernando Gonzalez placeholder image his view of the year 2022. Gonzalez analyzed: “These last two seasons have been rather strange due to COVID, which has disrupted almost all sectors.
2021 was certainly better than 2020, but there are still issues related to travel and displacement. We hope that the final return to normal will take place next year. I really hope so, because so many exciting things happen in our sport. “
He also added: “First of all, it will be interesting to see what Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal can achieve in 2022. There are great expectations for Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, who had an excellent second half of 2021. “
Gonzalez: 2022 will be a crucial year for Federer and Nadal
Gonzaez then concluded: “The Russian won his first Grand Slam in New York, while Zverev won the ATP finals in Turin. Among the very young, I like Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner a lot.
Both have great talent and will be among the protagonists of the men’s tour in the years to come. “2021 has brought many interesting ideas that are waiting for the Davis Cup finals to come to life.
Novak Djokovic dominated the first part of the season after winning three Grand Slam titles. The number 1 in the world defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final at the Australian Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas at Roland Garros and Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon.
The Serbian champions therefore targeted the Grand Slam calendar, an epic feat that only Rod Laver managed in the Open era. If the 34-year-old from Belgrade had been successful at the US Open, he would have overtaken eternal rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and advanced to 21 majors.
Paralyzed by tension and physically exhausted, Nole gave up in three sets against Medvedev at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Photo credit: Christiaan Kotze
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