"You think you are friends, but is that really the case? Are you sure?"
"Have you ever thought that he might just be a pawn in John's business map, and so are you, and then they forcefully put you together for a bundled sale."
"You were kept in the dark and became a tool for him to build his brand image."
"Think about it, since you two got to know each other, all the focus and halo have been shifted to him. He is the darling of the media. What is your situation?"
"They are all taking advantage of you. Only I am truly on your side and consider you wholeheartedly."
Rashed, you've crossed the line.
As a coach, he shouldn't dictate Dimitrov's off-field life, but obviously Rashid was too emotional to care about it.
Dimitrov, who has always been kind-hearted, rarely got angry. He looked down on Rashid for the first time since the cooperation and ended the conversation with a cold face.
Of course, Tobias will not tell other people, including Sampras and Agassi, these things, let alone Gawain, so they know nothing.
But in this room, Gao Wen's team also encountered a little unexpected situation. Gao Wen received a call from Tim——
Ask Gawain if he can play doubles together.
Because of Miami's recovery, Thiem canceled his plan to go to Casablanca to warm up, but this also means that he needs more time to adapt to clay soil.
Even for clay-court masters, it takes some time to switch from hard courts to clay. It is estimated that only Nadal is an exception, and the transition can be seamless.
Gawain was very sad.
From a purely technical and tactical perspective, it should be more interesting to play doubles with Tim on clay court. After all, Tim can be regarded as a clay court expert.
But Gawain had already taken the lead in agreeing to Dimitrov, so he told the truth and expressed his regret sincerely, "...It seems we can only wait until next time."
Similar situations are very common in tours, especially for singles players. Doubles competitions are random. There are countless situations where different players invite the same doubles partner at the same time. As for the decision, it completely depends on the player who has the right to choose.
Pure personal freedom.
There are a lot of bloody gossips caused by the invitation of doubles partners.
For example, someone invited someone to play in a doubles match. As a result, the player said that he was not going to play in the doubles match at this tournament. However, when the other player turned around and left, the player agreed to another player's invitation to appear in the doubles match. As a result, the match ended.
The post-press conference spat.
For example, a regular doubles partner breaks up due to disagreements. As a result, the two partners blame each other in the locker room and turn around to find new doubles partners. However, they both find the same player and ask the other player to make a choice, so that an innocent third party is involved in the incident.
In the bloody drama with the partner.
Anyway, in the final analysis, doubles is a cooperative relationship. There is no signed contract, it is more of an established etiquette, and the choice is free.
What's more, Tim also knows "first come, first served". He said he understands 100% and can only look forward to the next opportunity to pair up with Gawain in doubles.
However, things still don't end here.
Later, Tim turned around to look for other doubles partners, but unfortunately, he couldn't find a suitable one, and as a result, he missed the registration deadline.
As a result, Tim's plan to warm up with doubles in Monte Carlo was shelved, and he had to make up for more adaptation time through training.
After learning about this incident, when Dimitrov and Gawain met Tim on different occasions, both of them expressed regret and apology——
Although, it's no one's fault.
It is precisely because of this that Tim made a little joke just now to tease Dimitrov; but he did not expect that Dimitrov hit him so hard that Tim, an honest man, was dumbfounded and turned towards Gawain.
Give him a look of help.
But what they didn't expect was that all this was actually the beginning of Tim and Dimitrov teaming up to play pranks on Gawain.
It's really rare.
So, does this count as "those who are close to red are red" or "those who are close to ink are black"?
The only thing that is certain is that Rashid is not satisfied, very, very dissatisfied——
Although he didn't understand why, Sampras could also feel the alienation and resistance from Rashid.
During the training, Rashid wore a pair of sunglasses throughout the whole process and acted like he was keeping away from strangers, keeping everyone at a distance. Even his instructions to Dimitrov seemed to be strictly business-like.
The sharpness and stiffness in his words made onlookers panic.
Gawain also noticed the subtlety of the atmosphere and asked Dimitrov quietly in private, but Dimitrov didn't want to say more.
"...there were some differences of opinion."
Since Dimitrov said so, Gao Wen didn't ask any more questions. Originally, the relationship between the coach and the players was quite special.
From a work perspective, coaches need to guide players, and their professional opinions are an important means to help players improve their level and find competitiveness.
But in terms of a cooperative relationship, the players are the coaches' hirers. Simply put, the players are the bosses and they have the final say.
Therefore, when cooperation begins, there will inevitably be stumbling blocks. Maybe the interpersonal conflicts are not as good as those in football or basketball, but the locker room always has its own problems.
Soon, this group of young people turned their attention to the competition——
The draw for the Monte Carlo Masters was released on Friday, and countless experts and reporters have been eager to analyze it.
In the first half, No. 1 seed Djokovic and No. 4 Nadal faced off.
In the second half, second seed Federer and third seed Gao Wen faced off.
In other words, if Federer and Gauvin can successfully meet the semi-finals, then the competition for the second place in the world may be decided in the first Masters.
The situation is actually very simple:
Last year, Federer reached the final in Monte Carlo, but unfortunately lost to Wawrinka, so when he comes here again this year, he needs to defend the runner-up's 600 points.
Assuming that Federer was eliminated in the first round and directly lost 600 points, then Gao Wen would be able to reap the benefits and rise to the second position in the world without having to compete at all.
Of course, this is an extreme situation. Reporters and fans are not willing to see a situation where the winner is decided without a fight. Their attention is still focused on the potential head-to-head confrontation between the top four, just like in a Western movie, "The King Meets the King"
"The head-to-head confrontation will determine the world's No. 2 ranking with a victory or defeat.
Masters semi-finals, this is 360 points; and now Gao Wen is only 215 points behind Federer, so the answer is very clear:
In the semi-finals, if Gauvin wins, he will directly replace Federer and become the new world No. 2; if Federer wins, it will not be enough, because Gauvin breaks into the semi-finals to ensure 360 points, so Federer must win to hold on to the world.
second position.
Overall, Federer's performance must be better than Gawain's in order to maintain his position.
Obviously, in this battle for "second place in the world", Gao Wen has seized an absolutely powerful position, but people are still looking forward to a head-to-head decision.