"Although I missed the opportunity to land on Nadal's private yacht, I can be satisfied with a dinner opportunity that I can show off to my children and grandchildren in the future."
Gawain, still the same Gawain, only used one sentence to make the atmosphere cheerful again. Even Nadal couldn't hold back and laughed heartily.
So, after the training, the two teams took a rare break to enjoy a leisurely evening, temporarily putting tennis and training behind them.
It was a cozy, family-style restaurant with almost no tourists visiting. It was obvious at first glance that it was an old restaurant frequented by Nadal and his family.
The traditional Spanish cuisine actually gave Gawain a taste of the food from his hometown——
The use of olive oil, the combination of salt and seasonings, the texture of high fire cooking, and of course, Gawain’s favorite seafood, although the styles are completely different, the taste is very suitable for Gawain’s appetite.
This is a small unexpected discovery.
Looking at Gawain taking photos as a souvenir, Uncle Tony was a little surprised, "If you want to take photos, shouldn't you do it early? The plates are almost empty now."
Gao Wen looked at his phone and smiled, "No, I just took a picture and sent it to my mother. She has been worried that I am not used to the food when eating outside. I told her, hey, I found that Spanish cuisine can taste like the food from my hometown.
Taste, I should take her to Mallorca next time.”
I see!
There was a faint smile in Nadal's eyes, and he seemed to have some feelings, "So, when I go to other countries to compete, I always like to go to the market to buy food, and then come back to cook, because my mother is worried that the food is not to my taste.
I also really like to get together with everyone.”
Gawain was a little surprised, "Do you cook by yourself? Use these muscles?" As he said that, Gawain raised his left hand and tapped his biceps.
Gawain did it on purpose——
Nadal hits the ball with his left hand, so the muscles of his left hand are indeed stronger than those of his right hand, which is very visually impactful; but in real life, Nadal is actually right-handed and uses his right hand for all daily actions. This matter, in
Professional tennis is a legendary story that everyone knows.
Because, in the enlightenment stage, it was Uncle Tony who suggested Nadal to use his left hand to hit the ball, and this created Nadal, who is unique in the entire tennis world.
Professionals have speculated more than once that if Nadal had not switched to his left hand and was a traditional right-handed player, would he still be able to reach such heights?
However, there was "no if", so all tennis fans witnessed a glorious golden era together.
In other words, in daily life, if Nadal cooks, he must use his right hand, and the muscles of his left hand will not be of much use.
"Haha." Nadal was directly amused by Gawain, "Occasionally, very, very occasionally. I don't like it getting in the way, so I usually keep it in the refrigerator."
What a joke! After getting closer and familiar with each other, Nadal will also start to joke.
Sampras picked up the wine glass and took a sip, "I have heard before that a player cut his finger while cooking and had to withdraw from the game; another player was
While cleaning the room, I sprained my ankle and missed the French Open and Wimbledon."
"Gawain, I'm not worried about you hurting yourself, but I'm worried that you might tear down the kitchen." Sampras complained meaningfully.
All eyes were flickering toward Gawain——
What is Sampras hinting at?
Gawain wanted to refute, but when he saw everyone's gaze, he changed the subject and said, "Okay, I admit it, I am actually the Invincible King of Destruction."
boom!
The whole room burst into laughter, even Uncle Tony and Pelt were no exception.
The night is just right. In the busy and intensive daily training, I can take a short break to relieve the pressure, relax, and then regain my strength and continue on the road.
Next, Saturday.
On this day, Gao Wen did not train with Nadal for three consecutive days, but ushered in a new training opponent——
Jaume Munar in 1997.
The Spanish teenager reached the finals of the French Open youth group last year, but unfortunately lost to Rublev. Although he still signed up for youth events this year, Munar has begun to participate in challenge tournaments one after another to accumulate experience and slowly enter the professional track.
Start your career.
The match against Munar was also a training match, but the whole style and pressure were different. Gao Wen’s feeling was particularly obvious:
It's like training with lead weights tied to your legs, and then suddenly removing the lead weights, and you are suddenly as light as a bird.
From the side, you can once again deeply feel the specialness of Nadal.
However, Munar's strong offensive style is different from Nadal's defensive counterattack, which is also a test for Gauvin's defense on the clay court.
Munar is a typical clay court player, but he also has the daring and hard-working style of the younger generation, and should also perform well on hard courts.
"6:4", "3:3".
Munnar is in front.
Judging from the score, it was still Gao Wen who was at the disadvantage. Munnar, who was young and energetic, played vigorously and showed Gao Wen different clay court attacks.
It is obviously different from Nadal, but it is another understanding and reading of clay. The delicacy and complexity of the entire game style are a step higher than that of hard court, with rich room for interpretation. Just when Gao Wen thought he had entered the junior level
stage, and then I realized that I was still getting started.
Of course, training and competition are two different things. Today’s training focuses on defensive layout and feel——
On clay courts, offense and defense are slightly different, but overall, offense is still offense, the essence is the same as that on hard courts, but defense is different. From techniques to methods to strategies, everything is different, and it is displayed in all aspects.
The unique properties of red soil, this is completely new.
When getting started with red clay, you still need to practice down-to-earth basic skills.
Uncle Tony was fully aware of this, so when Agassi contacted him to arrange a training partner for Gauvin, he invited Munar.
Even without Agassi's special instructions, Uncle Tony had already completed the idea in advance and used his professional knowledge to help Gawain train.
Sampras and Agassi are very, very satisfied, and they are even discussing whether they should return to Mallorca next year to prepare for Gao Wen's clay court season.
During his training in Mallorca, Nadal was indeed a perfect host, impeccable.
In the morning, the two-hour training ended; in the afternoon, Gao Wen had no training arrangements. After lunch, he packed his luggage and headed to the airport to prepare for departure.
Tomorrow is Sunday, and Monday the day after tomorrow is the official start day of Monte Carlo. Be it Gawain or Nadal, they should all be ready to go——
After all, there are still two training sessions in Monte Carlo on Sunday to adapt to the venue and the weather.
Nadal and Uncle Tony were still training, so it was Maribel who made a special trip to see her off at the airport. To their surprise, they saw another figure at the airport gate.
Perello, whose name is only heard but not seen, is Nadal's fiancée.