Thanks IJ, I'm going into the match to just enjoy the moment. I honestly didn't expect him ever to get this far again in any slam (yes even the French Open), and this could be his last slam final.
I remember last year being so down on tennis, watching Wimbledon and the US Open without him and watching him struggle physically at the French Open against Djokovic. I thought his career was over at that point.
I have nothing but bad memories of Rafa in an Australian Open final, it would be nice to see him win it again.
2012- watching a 5hr match and seeing him lose was horrible
2014- seeing him injured and not being able to compete in that final sucked
2017- I was so confident he was going to win, after all he always beat Federer in Slam finals that's what normally happened up until that point
2019- just a complete beat down by Djokovic
2022- ?
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