In 2015, at the Miami Masters, the battle for the semi-finals ignited.
The first game, "Gawain VS Berdych".
This is the third meeting between the two players in their careers. Berdych is still the same Berdych, stable and strong, but lacking a little bit of edge; Gawain is still the same Gawain, wise, courageous, interpreting the game and
Seizing opportunities combines youthful vigor and mature sophistication.
"6:4", "6:4".
The scores in the two sets were very, very close, and the score gap did not widen. In the end, the key points still determined the outcome.
The winner, Gawain.
In his current career, Gao Wen has won all three matches against Berdych without losing a set.
The handsome Czech guy, nicknamed "Brother Bird" by the fans, was a little helpless after the game. When shaking hands, he patted Gao Wen's shoulder and joked half-jokingly.
"I think we have met too often. In the second half of the season, my biggest wish is to never face you across the net again. I hope to meet some new faces."
Berdych seemed to have been beaten down and had no energy to be angry.
Gao Wen laughed happily, "Including the grass season?"
Grassland is Berdych's favorite venue, and almost all of his career breakthroughs come from this. In comparison, Gawain is not very good at——
Never had a fight.
Perhaps, Berdych will have more chances against Gowan in the grass-court season.
Berdych understood immediately, but this honest man did not hit the snake and follow the stick. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "I think it's better to forget it."
That expression of dumbfounding was enough to explain everything.
Along with this victory, it also marked that Gao Wen entered the sixth final in eight months, once again proving his popularity.
In the previous five finals, Gao Wen maintained an excellent record of four wins and one loss, proving that he is a player who is very good at playing finals and has a big heart.
It is worth mentioning that the only time he lost was against Murray in Valencia.
Although in Melbourne, Gowan achieved revenge by defeating Murray in the semi-finals, the finals and semi-finals still have different atmospheres. Coming to Miami, Valencia's final lineup is expected to be staged again:
What about Djokovic? Or Murray?
No matter which player Gao Wen faces in the final, one thing is for sure, the game will not disappoint.
The second game, "Djokovic VS Murray".
Since returning from injury at the beginning of last year, Murray's obstacle to returning to the top has been his close childhood friend Djokovic. The strength of the two players interprets the meaning of "no enemies will get together":
Starting from the quarterfinals in Miami last year to the semifinals in Miami this year, the two players met seven times in a full year.
In the previous six times, it was Djokovic who won all of them!
Incredible!
You know, these two players have been old rivals since they were teenagers. When playing against each other, both of them achieved some outstanding victories and also won some winning streaks, but whether it was Djokovic or Murray,
Never been able to extend the winning streak to more than four games.
Now, Djokovic has ushered in a six-game winning streak, completely breaking the deadlock between the two in terms of past wins and losses.
Interestingly, both players performed well in Miami, where the venue and conditions suited their styles perfectly.
This year is the fifth time Djokovic and Murray have met in Miami. In the previous four encounters, Djokovic had the upper hand with three wins and one loss.
Perhaps Miami can be a turning point for Murray to reverse his losing streak against Djokovic and sound the clarion call for himself to reach the top?
In fact, Murray has a chance.
In the first set, both Murray and Djokovic had set points, but in the end, Djokovic was superior and won the tie-break.
In the second set, Murray was not discouraged, launched a fierce attack on Djokovic, and reversed the situation, regaining the set with a score of "6:4".
This set victory was also the second set that Murray won from Djokovic after the tie-break in the second set of the US Open last year after returning from injury; at the same time, the Miami Masters is a best-of-three set system.
, then entering the final set, everything is possible, and the two sides are back at the starting line.
Opportunities exist objectively and are no longer a theoretical possibility.
pity.
"6:0".
In the final set, Murray was hampered by his physical fitness and could not keep up with Djokovic's speed. Djokovic easily completed the set and won seven consecutive victories.
So, the final lineup was released, and the crowd was excited for a while——
"Gawain VS Djokovic 6.0" is coming soon!
Last year, Gauvin double defeated Djokovic in New York and Paris, and then Djokovic completed his revenge in London.
This year, Gao Wen defeated Djokovic twice in Melbourne and Indian Wells, and then Djokovic got a chance for revenge in Miami.
So, what about this time?
Is it Djokovic's perfect re-enactment of his trajectory that will revive him and bring him sweet revenge, or will Gao Wen reach a new breakthrough in his career and hit the world's number one triple kill for the first time?
In any era, in any game, for any player to be able to kill the world's number one three times, there is no doubt that this is a feat worthy of special mention.
In the "Big Four Era", perhaps Murray's number of Grand Slams, number of No. 1 weeks in the world, etc. are not comparable to those of the other three giants. However, industry insiders, professional media, and senior fans are all
The fundamental reason why we are willing to call him the fourth giant is his ability:
In the past ten years, Murray is the only player who can double or triple kill the world's No. 1 player, and more than once.
Apart from that, the only one who comes closest to such an achievement is Tsonga.
When the Big Four were number one in the world, Tsonga once double-beaten Federer, but regrettably failed to double-beat Djokovic and Nadal——
Of course, Tsonga has won more than one match against the Big Four in his career. The key to the task is that when the giants are ranked number one in the world, defeating them is even more difficult and challenging. A victory is already very, very difficult, let alone
Is it a double kill, or even a triple kill?
Now, the opportunity comes to Gawain.
Will Djokovic surrender?
of course not.
Not only will he not do it, but Djokovic will go all out.
Just like London last year, although Paris missed the match point and lost the victory, the world's number one still proved himself on the London stage.
This is the case every time, without exception, and this is also the scariest thing about the Big Four.
The most important thing is that the four giants all have this ability——
They will learn from each defeat, then adjust their tactics and playing styles, continue to improve and upgrade, formulate new strategies based on the venue and opponents, and implement the strategies in place through actual matches to reverse the situation of the game and move towards the goal.
Launch an all-out attack in pursuit of victory.
It is comparable to the Terminator series. It is upgraded each time, evolved each time, and becomes more powerful each time. Naturally, it becomes more difficult to defeat each time.
It is extremely difficult to defeat the giant once, not to mention the need to output high-frequency and bright performance two, three, or even more times in a row?
So far, only Murray has done it.
Therefore, Murray is the fourth giant, but Wawrinka, Gawain, Tsonga, etc., etc., they are not counted.