In the past ten years, the most glorious and dazzling years in men's tennis, through one event after another, one game after another and year after year, the pattern of the Big Four has gradually formed, which has also made the Grand Slam championship possible.
The difficulty of the journey has increased several levels. After all, the four giants are all at their peak.
At the same time, there is an ultimate challenge hidden beyond the four Grand Slam championships. It has nothing to do with the championship, but is more difficult than the championship. It is an irreplaceable ultimate challenge for all players who have been active in the professional tennis world in the past ten years.
To a certain extent, even more than the value of the four Grand Slams——
It has been mentioned before that there are only a handful of players who can defeat all four giants in their career; and after defeating all four giants in the four Grand Slams, the best-of-five-set game has made this feat even more difficult.
The difficulty of the challenge has skyrocketed, comparable to climbing Mount Everest.
In addition, defeating the Big Four when they were number one in the world was another challenge at a different level.
However, climbing Mount Everest is difficult, but not impossible.
Tsonga Berdych Wawrinka.
The three players mentioned above have defeated four giants in the four major championships, climbed to the top of Mount Everest, and seen all the mountains at a glance.
This is human beings, this is competitive sports. No matter how difficult, extreme or terrifying the challenge is, there are still people who continue to challenge it one after another.
However, there is one exception -
It is very, very difficult to defeat all four giants in the four majors, but it is even more difficult to defeat them in the majors where the giant players are best.
This is basically the same as the plan to immigrate to other planets. It sounds beautiful but no one can realize it.
Perhaps, it can be realized in a hundred years, but at least there is no hope in the short term.
- Beat Djokovic at Melbourne Park.
——Beat Nadal at Roland Garros.
- Beat Federer at Wimbledon.
Three hits!
Tsonga, Wawrinka, and Berdych have not been able to do it, del Potro has not been able to do it, and even Murray, one of the giants, has not been able to do it.
Perhaps, there are people who can complete one of the three ultimate challenges, and there is more than one player; but there is no one who can complete two.
not a single one!
Not to mention three items.
Until this year, Gao Wen continued his upward momentum.
At Melbourne Park at the beginning of the year, Gao Wen lost two and won three in the final, defeating Djokovic!
At Roland Garros in May, Gao Wen defeated Nadal in four sets in the quarterfinals!
In two consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, Gauvin completed an incredible feat and became the first person to complete such a challenge for the first time in the golden age of tennis for ten years. He created new possibilities and wrote a new history. On social networks and among professionals,
It set off a frenzy and was shocked one after another.
This is even more dazzling than reaching the Grand Slam title itself, and is as difficult as winning the Golden Slam in a natural year.
And then.
Time has come to now.
After the Wimbledon draw was released, although Gauvin and Federer were in the same half zone, the two mountains standing in front of Gauvin were Dimitrov and Murray. The general view was not optimistic about Gauvin's ability.
He will meet up with Federer in the semi-finals, so the topic of discussion will be put aside for the time being.
However! But! Actually!
Things just happened.
Gawain is the first to advance to the semi-finals with his head held high, waiting for the King of Switzerland; while Federer is only one victory away from the semi-finals. The obstacle between Federer and Gawain is the difficult Simon, and things suddenly become
When it gets interesting, all the blood rushes to the heart.
boom!
If, what if, what if... Gawain can join forces with Federer and win in the semi-finals again, it will definitely be comparable to the Big Bang——
The birth of a new world.
It's that simple.
One of the most influential theories in modern cosmology holds that the universe was formed from a dense and hot singularity that expanded after a big explosion 13.7 billion years ago.
Thousands of years of development have formed a new world.
Now, ATP is witnessing history, quietly waiting for a moment when a singularity explodes. Maybe it will happen, maybe not, but no matter what, thousands of eyes are all focused on it, because they may be about to witness the change of an era and the
The birth of an era.
This is not just the birth of the fifth giant - regardless of the outcome of the next game, or whether Gauvin can reach the top of Wimbledon, as Gauvin breaks into the semi-finals for the fourth consecutive Grand Slam, in fact,
The fifth giant has been born, which has become a fact.
It's a shuffle, a reorganization, a subversion, a... big bang.
The power structure of men's professional tennis will begin a new chapter, because Gao Wen did it, Gao Wen completed an incredible feat. Naturally, other players will also be inspired, and the balance between mentality and strength will undergo subtle changes, with subsequent effects.
will be difficult to predict.
Perhaps, the relationship between the Big Four, the Challenger Alliance, and Youth Storm will completely change.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise.
Of course, it is too early to discuss these now, not to mention that Federer has not defeated Simon yet, let alone whether Gawain can defeat Federer.
But the point is right here, a possibility, a probability, a potential change, this is enough.
When Gao Wen was waiting for Federer in the semi-finals, the situation had already been formed. How could reporters and netizens not be excited or excited?
If it weren't for the fact that the game between Gao Wen and Murray was indeed wonderful, and if it wasn't for Murray being the host, I'm afraid the topic of the press conference would have been drowned out by the potential historical moments of the semi-finals. The reporters waited and waited, and kept
It was only at the end that the amazing energy exploded.
Buzz, buzz buzz...
You don't need to open social networks, just look at the faces and eyes at the press conference in front of you and you can feel the heat.
The whole world is surging into chaos, hot and intense.
"Ha, if I said I knew nothing, it would be an absolute lie."
"Actually, Pete told me about this before the game with Andy. He wanted me to be mentally prepared, because you will definitely not miss this."
Under heavy pressure and attention, Gawain is still Gawain, appearing calm and calm, once again demonstrating a maturity and calmness that belies his age.
"But I also have to be honest, I haven't thought about it for the moment."
"In the game with Andy, the outcome was uncertain until the last moment. I had to focus on the game. I didn't think that thinking about the next game in advance would be the right path to victory; and after the game, you didn't give me
The topic has already been brought up in the breathing room.”
"I need to think."
Originally, the reporters at the scene thought that Gawain was an excuse to use such rhetoric to slow down the pace a little and then control the rhythm of the conversation.
Unexpectedly, Gawain actually picked up the mineral water and took a sip, and then...with a thoughtful expression on his face, he actually started to think.
