Match Point

Latest website: Compared with Gao Wen, Zverev Jr. seems to be late.

In fact, there are no regulations on the arrival time and pre-match warm-up. Each player can prepare according to his own habits and methods. Naturally, there is no such thing as "being late", but there is no harm if there is no comparison—

When Zverev Jr. and his team arrived at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Gawain had been warming up for more than 35 minutes. He was steaming hot, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and a relaxed smile on his face. .

And the little Zverev, who was dry all over, hadn't had time to start preparing.

However, Zverev Jr. didn't care at all, but was a little complacent.

From his point of view, it was obvious that Gao Wen was also aware of his impact and challenge, he attached great importance to the competition, and was even a little timid, so he came to warm up early. Does this count as timidity before the battle?

Little Zverev was a little excited.

The first Grand Slam in his career, Wimbledon, he won a game. After that, he showed a momentum of rising and breaking out, and indeed gained a firm foothold in the ATP with his own strength.

Now, stepping on the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, the largest tennis court in the world, this is different from Wimbledon, this is a top stage, and it is broadcast live globally, it is the first time in his career to stand in the center of the world to show himself strength and ability, and then open up the situation.

How could he not be excited or excited?

A whole new world opened before his eyes. He could already see the grand occasion after he defeated Gao Wen, surrounded by applause and countless praises from the audience, and even imagined the miraculous script of his counterattack all the way.

It's just a brain supplement, and it can't restrain the boiling of emotions.

What's more, the opponent was Gao Wen.

As long as you defeat Gao Wen, you can prove yourself. As long as you defeat Gao Wen, you will become the first player among the new generation of "post-90s" to achieve such a goal.

Zverev Jr. is confident. He sincerely believes that he can do this. The words in the pre-match press conference are not grandstanding.

jump for joy. excited. passionate.

Little Zverev glanced at Gawain, he was ready.

Then, Zverev Jr. also began to warm up.

As for Gao Wen, he didn't notice the others the whole time, and kept 100% focused.

Because he knows that after the injury is away from the game, he needs to focus on himself and find his own rhythm instead of focusing on the opponent, which is the same with any opponent.

In the first game of the night, Kvitova faced Sigmund, and the attendance rate was not bad. After all, this is the first week of the new US Open. Even if you don’t care about the game, you can join in the fun.

And, not for Kvitova, nor should Gawain be missed.

However-

The situation was slightly beyond expectations, but it can't be called an accident, it was just unexpected.

The tough Sigmund didn't seem to be able to adapt to this year's competition environment in Flushing. The audience was out of shape, and the game was over after less than 50 minutes of resistance.

"6:1", "6:1".

Kvitova swept to advance to the next round.

For the spectators, the fact that the game was over before they could drink a beer was disappointing and far from worth the price of admission.

At the same time, for the next game, the playing time needs to be adjusted.

Generally speaking, after entering the fourth round, adjustments will be made to the matinee games to avoid the situation that “the previous game ended so hastily that the plan for the next game was disrupted, and the full-day game ended early” The event will be determined, and the next game will start no earlier than the time.

But in the first three rounds, due to the accumulation of games, one game after another, it doesn’t matter even if the center court is empty and there is no game, other courts can still watch the game, so there is no such regulation.

Even more so at night—

After all, the start time is already 7:00 p.m. local time in New York. In order to avoid the end time of the second game past midnight, it is often

It means that the next game will appear immediately after one game ends, and there is no special interval.

Therefore, Kvitova's game ended early tonight, and the second game will be slightly earlier.

Such small accidents are very common in Grand Slam events.

At this moment, it can be seen that Gao Wen's experience plays an important role, and he can appear on the stage at any time; but the small Zverev team is a little panicked.

It's not that the warm-up is not enough. Before coming to the game, Zverev Jr. should have already warmed up in the gym; the main problem is rhythm.

Once the rhythm is disrupted, the entire mentality and emotions will fluctuate, which will affect the concentration of the game.

In a hurry, Zverev Jr. interrupted his warm-up and rushed over to prepare for the stage, and then he saw Gao Wen who was talking and laughing with Kvitova.

The whole atmosphere is slightly different.

After Kvitova said goodbye, there was a brief silence at the stadium entrance.

Little Zverev sneaked a glance at Gao Wen, but quickly looked away. The two of them did not interfere with each other, so there was no need to exchange polite greetings.

Until the voice of the live host came from the front, Zverev Jr. took the lead.

With his equipment bag on his back, he walked forward, and slowly straightened his back as he walked. The more he moved forward, the stronger he became, and the more excited he went, as if he could hear the sound of blood boiling, and his steps became brisk .

Immediately afterwards, "... Ladies and gentlemen, the 2014 champion, Gao Wen!"

Oh oh oh.

Ho **** ho!

The cheers rose steadily, and the moment Gao Wen appeared in front of the crowd, the entire Arthur Ashe Stadium erupted with unbelievable energy.

Zverev Jr. was stunned, and the overwhelming roar was released. Although there was applause when he appeared on the stage just now, when compared now, it is almost equivalent to directly soaring from 0 to 100, forming a sharp gap. ..

Raising his head, Zverev Jr. really realized the magnificence of the Arthur-Ashe Stadium, like a giant beast, and they were ants crawling on the bottom of their feet.

"Crack! Gawain!"

Meng Xiushan roared and cheered vigorously, unable to restrain his excitement. He never thought that exactly a year ago, he met a tennis player from his hometown because of a challenge match, and then he witnessed a miraculous journey.

Since the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, Meng Xiushan has been saving money, planning to come to New York to watch the match again; now that he finally saw Gao Wen's appearance again, the emotion and admiration cannot be expressed accurately in words, and he just cheered .

"Crack! Gawain!"

Gu Xiao was waving the five-star red flag in his hand, but compared with Qiao Wangsheng, Jiang Yanqing, and Wang Dalei next to him, he seemed much more restrained.

But Gu Xiao can understand, 100% understand, watching the game live is different after all, here is Arthur Ashe, and it is also the first step of Gao Wen's journey to defend the title, everything is exciting.

They have been unable to determine when the idea started to germinate, and who first proposed it, but the plan to go to Flushing to watch the game seems to be implemented in this way—

They are eager to cheer for Gao Wen on the spot, they are eager to stand at the forefront and accompany Gao Wen to fight side by side, and they are eager to wave the five-star red flag over the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Like now.

That touch of bright and gorgeous red was burning mightily in the dark blue Arthur-Ash and the night sky.

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