At the post-match press conference, Rublev said in an interview,
"Seeing Gao Wen achieve such outstanding results is an inspiration to me. He is only 19 years old and was a teenage player a year ago, but now he is a Grand Slam champion."
"I think for all young players, Gao Wen is a target and a role model."
Not only Zhang Ze, Gao Wen's butterfly effect also has an objective impact on the new generation of young players.
Thanks to the overall rise of Gawain, Rublev made his debut on the Masters stage as a "post-95s" player, which also triggered heated discussions on a small scale.
So much so that Coric became a thing of the past in the blink of an eye. Because of the qualifying rounds of the "Sunshine Double Crown", Coric both stopped and still failed to enter the main draw.
So, does anyone still remember Coric's upset victory over Nadal in Basel last year?
...This is a bit embarrassing.
However, it doesn’t matter, the new forces of the “post-95s” generation are continuously coming on the scene, and Coric will soon be brought back to the center of the spotlight——
Continue to whip corpses.
Although more and more young players born after 1995 are entering the professional arena and have received a lot of attention due to their outstanding performance as teenagers.
But actually standing in the ATP arena, the gap between them and professional players was immediately highlighted. This generation of talent seems to lack a little bit of firepower.
Not to mention whether they are ready to challenge the Big Four, even against other professional players, their performance on the field is far from satisfactory.
Especially when facing Gao Wen, the leader of the new generation, who was also a player born after 1995, the gap between Gao Wen's maturity and excellence has widened in the blink of an eye.
Dubai, against Coric, "6:1", "6:1".
Miami, against Rublev, "6:1", "6:1".
In two games and four deep-fried dough sticks, Gao Wen showed his absolute dominance and responded to all discussions head-on with a sweeping attitude, proving himself once again.
Perhaps, in terms of age, they are both youthful storms born after 1995, but Gao Wen's level has widened the gap and entered a higher level.
But, obviously, some people disagree with this——
Riot, came from Gawain's third-round opponent.
"No, what I'm really looking forward to is the next round against Anderson."
Alexander Zverev, also known as Zverev Jr., after defeating Australian player Gross to advance to the third round of the Miami Masters, he not only became the second "post-95s" after Gawain to accomplish such a feat
players, and also won the opportunity to compete against Gowan for a place in the top 16.
The storm is coming!
In the post-match interview, the German rising star said this, and also showed a confident smile, seeming to be very satisfied with his answer.
Obviously, he directly ignored Gao Wen and set his sights on his potential opponent in the quarterfinals, Kevin Anderson, exuding strong confidence from the inside out:
There are obviously no dirty words, no foul language, and no direct or indirect attacks, but you can still feel the pride in your bones.
Little Zverev didn't take Gawain seriously at all.
Last week, Zverev Jr. participated in the qualifying round in Indian Wells. Like Rublev, he stopped in the final round and unfortunately missed the main draw.
This week, after traveling to Miami, little Zverev found his touch, successfully passed the qualifying test and advanced to the main draw, and showed good competitive form:
He defeated Rossol in the first round and Gross in the second round. He advanced to the third round at the Masters for the first time in his career.
The next opponent——
Gawain!
Compared with Rublev, Zverev Jr. has been active in the public eye for the entire last year. The praise of "genius boy" has spread all over the world. Countless professionals believe that they are witnessing the next "world's No. 1".
With the rise of "One", the renaissance of German tennis has dawned.
If it weren't for Coric's upset victory over Nadal in Basel at the end of the year, I'm afraid all the attention would be focused on this German genius.
However, expectations are directly proportional to pressure, which has also limited Zverev's early success. Until now, the Miami Masters finally witnessed Zverev's shining. In an instant, all the cheers and praises poured in.
, the media was once again bustling with excitement.
Is the "genius" about to shine?
and!
Zverev's opponent in the third round was Gawain.
Effortlessly, the enthusiasm and madness of the media reporters were completely ignited, and it was even more noisy than when Gao Wen challenged Djokovic and Federer.
From Coric in 1996 to Rublev in 1997 to Zverev Jr. in 1997, new generations of challengers are emerging one after another.
These young players have all set their sights on Gao Wen. The two-time Grand Slam champion born in 1995 has become the number one goal for the new generation to take the stage to prove themselves. Maybe they do not have the courage to challenge the Big Four.
But Gawain has no problem.
There was Coric who said "I'm ready to beat him", and Zverev Jr. who said "What I'm really looking forward to is my opponent in the next round".
Young people are indeed... full of vitality.
One step after another, the hot spot gradually comes.
If when Rublev challenged Gao Wen, the media's hype was still "forcibly creating conflicts" and creating some waves even if there was no turmoil. Then Gao Wen had two consecutive games and faced the new generation of the same age three times in four weeks.
Challenges and topics have naturally taken shape.
What's more, the German genius in front of him is full of confidence and arrogance. He doesn't need any provocation from the media and has already taken the lead in launching an attack——
The edge of the Millennial generation is indeed completely different from before.
When little Zverev said those words in an understatement, the entire press conference room was boiling, the air reached the boiling point, and it was difficult to suppress the surge of emotions.
The scene was like a hedgehog appearing on the chair. One or two people stood up one after another, scrambling to raise their hands high for the opportunity to ask questions.
The whole place was boiling.
"Sasha, you know that your opponent in the next round is Gao Wen, right? He not only won the Australian Open championship, but also just reached the top of Indian Wells last week."
Subtext, it feels hot.
The German reporter was also a rare fool. He actually wasted the precious opportunity to ask questions and restated the facts again, kindly reminding little Zverev.
From here, you can deeply feel how shocked Zverev's provocation was.
However, little Zverev seemed completely unaware and had no idea how many waves his words would create. His face was calm and he showed a bright smile.
"I know, I still care about ATP tennis news."
"Obviously, Gawain has been doing really well recently, but I also know that I'm going to beat him."
An understatement.
Be concise and concise.
But precisely because of this, we can even feel the strong self-confidence exuded from the inside out by little Zverev, and he does not take Gawain seriously at all.
Reporters:???
Don’t get me wrong, reporters like it, they like it very much, they don’t need to stir up dissension at all, little Zverev has already created enough topics.
The problem is that confidence is a good thing, but blind confidence is stupid.