June 4th is the twelfth match day of the 2015 French Open.
Today, the men's singles competition has a day off, and the two women's singles semi-finals will take place first. Only two players can stay and continue to compete for the championship trophy.
For Gawain, this is a good thing.
Although he is young and energetic and recovers quickly, he has faced continuous fierce battles. Whether he defeated Tsonga in the final set or eliminated Nadal in four hard sets, the physical and energy consumption was unimaginable. Now he can have two consecutive days of rest.
The adjustment is undoubtedly a positive signal.
Of course, Gao Wen still maintains his rhythm and practices twice a day on non-competition days, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, to continue his competitive state.
Among them, in the morning, he practiced with two young players in a "two-on-one" mode. Although Gao Wen himself is only nineteen years old, standing in front of the young players, he is already the world's third Grand Slam champion.
It feels really subtle.
In the afternoon, he held a training match with Dimitrov to maintain the intensity of his batting. After all, his semifinal opponent Wawrinka is a typical violent hitter. He needs to feel the pressure of confrontation with the top ten players in the world.
Here, Gawain is preparing for the battle step by step.
Over there, the women's singles match was exciting.
In the first game, Safarova faced Ivanovic, the former champion of the tournament.
Before the game, professionals were generally optimistic that Ivanovic would return to the final stage. However, Safarova showed high morale in the game. In both sets, she launched a counterattack when she was the first to break serve and reversed the situation.
"7:5", "7:5".
Safarova defeated Ivanovic and advanced to the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career. It was an upset that was not an upset and caused a lot of discussion.
In the second game, Serena Williams faced Basinski, the biggest dark horse at this year's French Open.
Everyone believed that Serena Williams would easily defeat her opponent to advance to the finals. However, there were uncertain signals from before the game. An ESPN reporter broke the news:
After defeating Azarenka in the third round to advance, Serena Williams suffered from a cold; moreover, the symptoms became more and more serious, making subsequent matches very difficult. Although she was surrounded by honors and did not need to continue to prove herself, the three
Fourteen-year-old Serena Williams continues to fight.
However, the cold symptoms worsened yesterday. Serena Williams was sore this morning and almost couldn't get out of bed. She made an appointment for two hours of warm-up training in the morning, and ended the training hastily after only thirty minutes. Her poor physical condition made this game difficult.
The game has a big question mark.
For a while, Roland Garros was shrouded in the shadow of Serena Williams' possible withdrawal.
After adjusting and relaxing, Serena Williams finally cheered up and appeared on the Philippe-Chatier Stadium, ready to fight against the odds.
At the beginning of the game, Serena Williams was completely out of shape. She ran lazily and was exhausted. She fell down many times while saving the ball and could barely support her body. During the break, she also needed to put an ice pack on her forehead to physically cool down. That's it.
In the confusion, he lost the first set again——
As of the semi-finals, Serena Williams has lost the first set for the fourth time in her six games at Roland Garros this year. She completed the reversal the first three times, so what about this fourth time?
In the second set, Serena Williams seemed to have found some form, and her perseverance finally made Basinski's state decline, and the game became slightly more balanced. However, Serena Williams was still very, very painful, and she even
At one point he made eye contact with his team:
Retire?
The whole retiring suspicion always hangs over the stadium.
However, Serena Williams' fighting spirit and tenacity have always been underestimated. In the passive situation of being broken first in the second set, she gritted her teeth and continued to persevere, seizing the gap where Basinski's physical strength was at its peak to reverse the situation.
In this situation, not only the counter-break was successful, but also consecutive points were scored.
When she came to her senses, Serena Williams had won four games in a row and won the second set, "6:3".
Although the game entered the final set, Serena Williams still shed tears on the court because of unbearable physical pain, and the whole situation remained stalemate.
However, Basinski, who was at the peak of his physical strength, was unable to regain his touch. He made frequent mistakes in his offensive touch, and from the score point of view, there was no suspense.
"6:0".
Serena Williams completed the cleanup and won ten consecutive games despite being behind in the score, ending Basinski's dark horse journey and reaching the French Open final again.
After the game, Serena Williams, who was extremely unwell, did not hold a press conference. She simply explained her situation to the organizing committee. She said that she needed to be examined by the tournament doctor to check her condition and hoped that she could
Get ready for Saturday's game.
In competitive sports, the outcome can never be predicted until the last minute.
The two women's singles semi-finals may not be called a shocking surprise, but the process and results can be more or less felt, and they are definitely ups and downs.
"...But this is the charm of tennis. As long as the tennis ball has not jumped twice, it means that the game is not over and everything is possible."
John McEnroe, a special guest on ESPN, gave this evaluation.
"At the same time, this year's men's singles semi-finals should be the closest and most intense two-group matchup in recent years. It is difficult to accurately analyze the results."
McEnroe, who has always been outspoken and quick-tongued, rarely seemed a little conservative. This also caused other ESPN hosts and guests to joke and attack McEnroe, and the atmosphere was very lively.
McEnroe had a fiery temper and would explode with the slightest provocation.
"You want me to give you an answer, of course, I can give you a simple and clear answer, 'Djokovic VS Gauvin'. This is my final lineup prediction."
"I respect Andy, I respect Stan, believe me, because I know I can't beat them now, but I also have my own judgment."
Crisp and humorous; sharp and witty, this is McEnroe's classic style, and thanks to this, he is now one of the most popular commentators.
"I admit, I want to see a rematch of the Australian Open final."
"Gavin and Novak have never met each other during the entire clay court season this year. The last time the two met was in Miami. Tell me, don't you look forward to seeing these two players meet on clay?"
"Of course, if Novak and Stan face off, or Andy and Stan meet, I believe the quality of the final will not disappoint, but personally, I am very, very looking forward to the match between Gao Wen and Novak.
Let’s fight again.”
"Don't you think so?"
Under McEnroe's gaze, everyone nodded, and they must admit:
The matchup of "Djokovic VS Gauvin" is indeed very attractive.
However, the point is exactly right here——
Since when did Gao Wen have such appeal that every confrontation between him and the Big Four can easily trigger a topic, including professionals like them?
First of all, it has not reached this level in Melbourne.
Secondly, it didn’t seem to reach this level in Indian Wells and Miami.