"Then, as the conversation was going on, the game came up inadvertently, and Vasek kept provoking Bob, saying you definitely can't tell us apart."
"Huh, you also know that Bob is a fool who is easily impulsive. He was trying to defend you, but Vasek bit him and wouldn't let go, and then they made a bet."
"I...I'm not sure either. I always feel that Vasek is somewhat malicious."
He wanted to speak but stopped.
It can be clearly noticed that Mike is not a person who likes to gossip behind the scenes. If he didn't really notice something, he probably wouldn't say anything.
But even if he said it, Mike did not arrange Pospisil randomly. He just clicked to the end, then waved his hand and showed an awkward smile.
"Of course, maybe it's just my own wild imagination. Anyway, that idiot Bob thinks it's just young people playing around. I hope I'm overthinking it."
Mike was a little uncomfortable. He was thirty-seven years old, standing in front of Gawain, but he touched his neck cautiously, obviously not familiar with the matter of slandering others behind their backs.
In fact, this has nothing to do with age, but with mentality. Just like the "glass half full" theory, some people always see the negative side, while others always choose to see the positive side -
Obviously, Mike doesn't want to casually speculate on other people's malicious intentions.
Although Mike didn't say much, Gawain could imagine that Bob was a quick-tongued person. If Pospisil deliberately created a trap, Bob would easily be fooled. It can be seen from Mike's expression that he is interested in the trap.
Pospisil did not agree with this approach.
A few words, but they are enough.
Gawain could feel the kindness conveyed by Mike, showed a smile, and joked in a half-joking way,
"It's just the trivial matters of young people."
"As you know, young people are very angry and will get angry if they don't pay attention. They want to roll up their sleeves and fight. A little beer may make them lose control."
"I don't like him and he doesn't like me, but that's all. I'm not prepared to be the most popular guy on tour."
The understated tone, with a touch of ridicule, makes serious topics lighter, which not only expresses the position, but also avoids exacerbating the problem.
In Gawain's opinion, Pospisil's behavior was not only childish and vulgar, but also boring. He didn't even dare to stand in front of Gawain and speak loudly. As a result, he only dared to do some small and painless actions behind his back. Maybe
He was still complacent and ready to watch a good show, but he had no courage at all.
However, he would settle the scores between Gawain and Pospisil in private, and there was no need to involve the innocent Bryan brothers and Dimitrov.
That's why Gawain chose this way of response.
Sure enough, Mike raised his chin slightly. Isn't this the conflict between young people? They shouted "break up", but in fact they were extremely childish.
Mike felt a little more relieved, and the smile on his lips rose again, "But obviously, neither Bob nor I expected that you could really recognize it."
Gawain shrugged, "We are friends, aren't we?"
Mike's smile became more relaxed, and slowly fell into his eyes, "Be careful, friendship ends here, we will be enemies when we step onto the court."
Gawain deliberately moved some distance back, "So, are you spying on the enemy now?"
Mike looked at Gawain's wary eyes as he looked up and down, and finally couldn't hold back anymore and laughed directly.
The laughter attracted Dimitrov and Bob to look back.
Mike waved his hands repeatedly in an attempt to show his innocence.
As a result, Gawain didn't give him a chance at all, and directly made a "Once Upon a Time" starting move, "Humph, just come over here."
That funny look didn't need any explanation at all, the atmosphere was already relaxed, Bob and Dimitrov burst into laughter, and even Mike couldn't help but laugh.
The air also became happy.
The game has begun.
Sure enough! Lives up to expectations!
Looking around, the entire No. 1 stadium is packed to capacity, with the attendance rate easily exceeding 50%, and there are still spectators entering the stadium one after another.
Perhaps, the attendance rate has not reached 100%, but there are two points to note here:
First of all, this is a doubles event, and attendance is generally lower than singles events, especially in the early rounds of the event.
Secondly, Monte Carlo's box office market has been troubled because of the special composition of local residents. Those who are eager to watch the game may not have the time or funds, and those who have the time and funds may not be interested in tennis, even if they are interested.
, maybe also came to see the big-name superstars.
It is precisely because of this that Monte Carlo's Masters status was almost canceled by the ATP.
At this time, in the second round of a doubles match, the attendance rate actually exceeded 50%, and the stadium was noisy; moreover, this was the No. 1 stadium with a larger capacity, which was enough to make the organizers happy——
Gao Wen is indeed the player with the most box-office appeal among the new generation. Even a doubles match can still attract a large number of spectators to the scene.
Likewise, the quality of play did not disappoint.
From the first game, the young partnership of Gao Wen and Dimitrov showed full impact.
It can be seen that they are not preparing to just compete casually, but are going all out to challenge the doubles legends in front of them.
The performance of the Bryan brothers was a little unstable. Although they won the championship in Miami and showed momentum of recovery, coming to clay is another matter. They were eliminated in the first game in Houston last week. They came to Monte Carlo this week and today
It was only the first game, and they were still a little acclimated.
"2:1".
In the first three games, both sides maintained serve.
The Gao Wen team, who were the first to serve, temporarily took the lead; but the Bryan brothers had already faced the test of break points in their own service games. At the critical moment, they still relied on the tacit cooperation of the doubles to resolve the dilemma and secure serve in a thrilling manner.
Immediately after the fourth game, Gao Wen's combination made a comeback.
Among the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike also have their own strengths. Overall, Bob is better at serving and is completely a North American cannon-style player; Mike is more balanced, and his skills at the baseline and in front of the net are more delicate and more sophisticated.
Comprehensive, he is often the master tactician responsible for layout.
Therefore, Bob's serve has always been more stable and the advantage established by serving is more obvious; Mike's serve has been relatively weak.
Of course, this is only relative, not absolute.
In the fourth game, it was Mike's serve game. Bob was in charge of standing in the frontcourt. The handling at the net was a little rougher, which also gave Gao Wen a chance to combine.
"40:40".
Dimitrov's volley in front of the net forced Bob to volley out of bounds. The Gaowen combination saved a game point and the two sides came to an even score. The Bryan brothers were once again in trouble in their second serve.
Then, Mike served and Dimitrov received the serve at the baseline.
At this point, the turning point came——
Dimitrov's diagonal return of serve was of good quality, forcing Mike to be unable to change the line. He also returned a diagonal line, but the line was not completed.
Chance!
Gao Wen was very bold and very active. With a sideways step, he appeared on Mike's return line.