Although Wawrinka and Gauvin have successively broken the blockade of giants to reach the Grand Slam, and have made breakthroughs in the Masters and world rankings, and have legitimately won a place at the pinnacle of the ATP; however, the controversies and doubts surrounding them have never been
Never stopped.
Of course, Murray is no exception.
A series of media have repeatedly referred to Murray as a member of the giants, but the voices of provocation, questioning, and cursing have always been lingering, and there are endless complaints about "morality not matching", and remarks that "it should be the Big Three instead of the Big Four" are endless.
Even Murray needs to keep proving himself.
However, the situation has changed slightly now.
At the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, Gao Wen defeated the three giants of Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic in succession to reach the championship. His strong performance once again completed his transformation.
At this French Open, Wawrinka successively defeated the world's third, the world's second, and the world's number one to complete the three-level challenge to become the champion and crowned the crown again.
Moreover, we must not forget that since this year, Wawrinka has advanced to the semi-finals at the Australian Open and Gao Wen has also advanced to the semi-finals at the French Open. Their performance in the first half of the year was absolutely outstanding, and they have undoubtedly established a foothold in the top ranks.
Thanks to this, the number of flies surrounding Wawrinka and Gawain was significantly reduced, and the bustling questions and complaints were obediently shut up. This is the world of competitive sports. If you want to shut up Heizi, victory is always the best.
In this way, a champion can solve everything——
If it's not enough, get another one.
In the blink of an eye, Murray, Gauvin, and Wawrinka have quietly equalized the number of Grand Slam championships, with two each.
So, who will be the first to break through and complete the transformation and win the third Grand Slam championship trophy?
However, this does not mean that Gawain and Wawrinka are already comparable to Murray, nor does it mean that they can advance to the ranks of giants.
The name "giant" requires not only strength, but also stability.
Just look at one of Murray’s statistics and it’s clear:
Since reaching the final of the Australian Open in 2011 and completely completing his transformation, Murray's performance in the Grand Slam arena has always been stable. Except for missing the French Open due to injury in 2013, he has reached the quarterfinals 17 times in a row. Among them,
It has advanced to the semi-finals six times, the finals four times and the championship twice.
In other words, in nearly four and a half years, Murray's Grand Slam performance was at least to advance to the quarterfinals, which also included a period of career low due to injuries, but Murray's performance in top events
Still stable, the world ranking has always been stable in the top ten.
Therefore, even though there are frequent controversies and different opinions, the mainstream media still does not hesitate to rank Murray among the giants.
In other words, the performance of Gawain and Wawrinka has been outstanding enough, very, very outstanding. They have proved that they have the ability to defeat giants; they also have the ability to defeat giants consecutively in the same Grand Slam event. The highest level has reached
Met the threshold of the Big Four.
However, they still lack stability.
Wawrinka was eliminated in the first round of the French Open last year, and Gao Wen has only played three Grand Slams in his career. It is still too impatient to call him a "giant" now.
But no one can deny that the level of the two players Gao Wen and Wawrinka is very, very close to Murray. They just need to continue to show top performance and continue to output in the Masters and Grand Slams. Then, the peak pattern of the ATP will be
Things will slowly change, and the storm is coming.
There is no doubt that the drama of "Big Four VS Challengers" is indeed getting more and more exciting.
The annual Roland Garros finally comes to an end, but it ends in a way that surprises everyone——
Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam title at the French Open, where she was least good at and performed the worst, and the WTA chaos officially came to an end.
The ATP battlefield is filled with smoke. It's not Nadal or Djokovic, but Wawrinka breaks out again, arrogantly arrogant and proud of the crowd.
In 2015, half way through the season, there were surprises and surprises, but the excitement remained the same, especially the battle for "number one in the world", where the trend was a little unexpected.
Throughout this year's clay court season, a core theme has been running throughout: How is Gao Wen's performance? Can he hit the world's No. 1 throne?
The clay court season has just begun. Federer's upset exit in Monte Carlo gave way to the second place in the world. Gao Wen broke the giant's ten-year monopoly. This also sounded the clarion call in advance for the "battle for the world's number one", and the bustling pressure
Heading towards both Djokovic and Gao Wen.
However, judging from the results——
Gao Wen is still too young, at least on the clay court, he has not been able to continue his strength on hard courts, but it does not matter, his career has just started, and there will be a long time to slowly adapt in the future and continue to improve his competitiveness on different courts.
The first clay court season brought positive feedback.
Djokovic is still the strongest and best player in the world. He has won two Masters championships in Monte Carlo and Rome, plus the runner-up at Roland Garros. His overall performance is even better than last year.
During Dahl's downturn, he became the new ruler of clay court.
Experts have analyzed the situation before.
Indeed, Gao Wen's entire clay court season and grass court season are full of room for points increase, and any performance can improve his ranking points.
But don't forget that Djokovic also has room to increase his points during the clay court season, and he is not necessarily passive.
Facts also prove this.
On June 8, 2015, Monday, ATP announced the latest world ranking——
As expected.
First, Djokovic, 12805.
Second, Gawain, 10620.
Third, Federer, 9415.
The rankings of the top three are consistent with the rankings after Monte Carlo, but the specific scores have changed dramatically, and the gap is completely different.
And, it goes both ways.
Before the start of the clay court season, Federer was 210 points ahead of Gauvin; when the clay court season came to an end, Gauvin was 1205 points ahead of Federer.
This also means that until the end of the grass court season, Federer will not be able to overtake Gauvin. After all, Federer reached the final at Wimbledon last year but unfortunately lost, and finally won the runner-up. Even if he wins this year, the room for points increase is very limited and cannot be reversed.
A point difference of one thousand two hundred points.
Gao Wen's second place in the world is as stable as a rock, and he has to wait until the North American season to make waves again; but obviously, the media is not paying most attention to Gao Wen and Federer, but Gao Wen and Djokovic, "the world's No. 1"
Will the exciting battle be decided in the grass court season?
Very, very unfortunately, the answer is no.
Djokovic firmly held on to his throne with his unparalleled performance in the clay court season and once again proved his strength with practical actions. It is no wonder that after losing the French Open final, Djokovic was very disappointed but still full of confidence.
I believe I can win the championship when I make a comeback next year.
This confidence is not something he just talks about casually. He has such ability and also shows such strength.
