Among the four Grand Slams, the US Open is the most special. Firstly, it is the last Grand Slam of the year. Physical strength and energy have often begun to decline after eight months of consumption. Secondly, the number of fast and hard courts has also increased.
Certainty, this is also the first event where the dominance of the Big Four is broken.
The French Open is the strongest. Although the clay soil is a venue full of variables, Nadal's emergence completely changed the fate of Roland Garros. However, success and failure are all tied to Nadal. In 2009
And two injuries in 2015 led to the loss.
The Australian Open is the most intense, because it is the opening of the season, and the energy accumulated during the offseason is fully released. This is true for the Big Four, and the same is true for other challengers. The back-and-forth competition is even more extreme on slow hard courts.
In the end, the champions all showed their undisputed peak form.
Only Wimbledon——
Neither forward nor backward, neither early nor late. On the one hand, the clay court season and the North American hard court season are connected in a continuous manner, which puts forward strict requirements on the players' adjustment ability; on the other hand, the short grass season leads to a general lack of players' adaptability. On the contrary,
Highlight the talents of top players.
Various factors and multiple effects have made Wimbledon the last stronghold for the giants in the four Grand Slams.
It’s not just the championship, which has never fallen behind since 2003; it’s also the runner-up, with the Big Four having met in the finals the most times.
Looking at the past twelve long years, it is clear at a glance how many times the Big Four have met in various Grand Slam finals——
Five times at the Australian Open, six times at the French Open, six times at the US Open... and seven times at Wimbledon.
Since 2003, only Roddick has reached the Wimbledon finals three times in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and Berdych once in 2010. There is another time, which happened to the other three giants.
Before his rise, in 2003, Mark-Philippoussis advanced to the finals.
The champion is the champion, that is one thing; but at Wimbledon, let alone the champion, it is very, very difficult to even advance to the semi-finals and the finals. The dominance shown by the four giants on the grass court is completely superior to others.
One chip has indeed made Wimbledon their back garden.
It is precisely because of this that when Raonic and Dimitrov both achieved breakthroughs in Wimbledon last year and advanced to the semi-finals, they set off a frenzy of discussion; but even they both stopped in the semi-finals, losing to Federer and Federer respectively.
Djokovic, after all, could not go any further.
At this time, it becomes even more obvious how rare Berdych's feat of reaching the final at Wimbledon in 2010 was.
One can imagine——
When this year's draw came out, the four giants fell into four divisions. Naturally, all professionals and senior fans became excited.
Far more excited and looking forward to it than last month at Roland Garros.
At Roland Garros, it was a possibility, an expectation, and a fantasy, but in the end it didn't succeed, and people couldn't call it a disappointment at all; Wimbledon is different, it's a completely different story.
People are curious about the rise of the Challenger League, which has won three consecutive Grand Slam championships since the US Open last year. Does this mean that the dominance of the Big Four has completely collapsed, and will next enter an era of melee where heroes compete for the throne and stars shine, the era of giants?
Has it gradually declined?
To be precise, has the page of the "Big Four" been turned in the annals of history?
Then, we came here.
Wimbledon can be said to be the back garden of the Big Four, but it can also be said to be the last position of the Big Four. If even this place is lost...
At that time, there is no need to say more, everything will be decided by itself.
For professionals, there is a bit of hesitation in the anticipation; for fans, there is no doubt that they are nervous and anxious——
After all, in the past ten years, the era of ATP giants has been so glorious and brilliant. The four top players have attracted countless fans. The peak showdown between Federer and Nadal has broken down barriers and allowed tennis to fully expand on a global scale.
Won the love of countless fans.
It is no exaggeration to say that a large number of players now like tennis because of the Big Four.
However, this year has fallen into total turmoil. First, Gauvin and Wawrinka successively aspired to win the Grand Slam. For the first time in twelve years, the Big Four lost both the first two Grand Slams in the season; then Gauvin overtook Federer to become the world's second.
Breaking the giant's monopoly on world rankings for a full decade.
Chaos, turmoil, turmoil.
"Big Four VS Challengers" is one thing. As long as the game is more exciting, everyone will welcome it with both hands and feet; but the Challenger Alliance truly subverts the rule of the Big Four, ends the ten-year dynasty and restarts an era. This
It's another thing, I'm afraid it's hard to accept it for a while.
Wimbledon appears exactly at this critical node——
The pressure and attention can be imagined.
Twelve years ago, when Federer reached the top of Wimbledon, people could see that the next world champion was about to take over Sampras' scepter, but no one realized that this was the prelude to a new era. At the same time,
It was also the beginning of the greatest and most glorious period of professional tennis.
History has been written since then, but no one realized this until looking back more than ten years later.
But this time it's different.
From New York to Melbourne to Paris, and finally to London, before entering Wimbledon, people can already feel the turmoil of the coming storm. Standing at a crossroads of history, they can clearly see the stormy waves.
, the madness and vastness of lightning and thunder.
The answer is very simple -
If the Big Four fail to win the championship and any challenger wins the championship in an upset again, then this will be the beginning of the collapse of the Giant Era; however, if the Big Four resist the impact of winning the championship, any one of the Four Giants will
It doesn't matter, they will defend the glory again.
Perhaps, the impact of the Challenger League will continue, and will become more violent as time goes by. However, the giants have also gained a foothold in the turmoil and chaos, and the next strong collision will continue. ATP's
The era of giants will reach an unparalleled peak.
Everything is tied to this year's Wimbledon.
All eyes are on you!
Therefore, after this lottery came out, heated discussions continued, and the entire social network spread vigorously, and the expectations rose to a new level.
You don’t even need the media to fan the flames to feel the sparks that are bursting out across the board. Showdowns in every corner of the draw may become an important step in writing history. People are looking forward to the performance of the giants and the performance of the Challenger League. At the same time,
Also looking forward to the performance of the dark horse——
Who knows, maybe just like last year's US Open, a dark horse will appear in Wimbledon this year, who will appear out of the blue and lay a fatal blow that changes the trajectory of history?
So, what are the prospects of the four giants? What about the matchups? What about the position of the Challenger League? Can they continue their strong performance?