The 2022 ATP year-end finals will officially start on the evening of November 13th, Beijing time. The 8 players who can participate in the year-end finals this season with the most points have assembled for high bonuses, huge point rewards and supreme glory. Shock, at the pre-match meeting ceremony, 8 superstars led by Nadal stood side by side and completed the pre-match group photo.
However, once this group photo came out, it caused controversy among tennis fans, because Nadal stood in the C position of the group photo, while the 5-time finals champion Djokovic was standing next to it. Such an arrangement is definitely It will make fans of dejoy unhappy.
In addition, several group photos of this year's finals lost to last year. Is it because Yan Wang Berrettini and the high-profile Zverev are not there, or is this year's background unable to provide the simple and deep sense of drama that was in last year's promenade? It's this year's photographer, isn't it? There may be various reasons. Last year, the Medvedev , who was in the C position, has a little less hair this year; even the Tsitsipas is not as good as a year ago.
Compared with last year, there is an old face Nadal this year. He and Djokovic are still strong enough to participate in the finals at the age of 36 and 35, which has to be admired. Of course, at the age of 38, Federer can still enter the finals and win a complete victory over Djokovic despite Nadal Djokovic's online all year round, which is also awe-inspiring.
can only sigh, tennis makes people old, and the king who can play can still play. The ups and downs of the Mesozoic and the new generation also reflect the gap between top stars and giants. As for who can have the last laugh between Nadal and Djokovic, and whether the position of the big group photo will affect their respective game mentality, let us wait and see.