For various reasons, Area 2/4 is known as the death area.
Among the new generation, there is Kyrgios, a ticking time bomb; among the stalwart players, there are two elusive seeds in Wawrinka and Raonic; among the giant players, there is Nadal, who has fallen into a mystery this season.
Of course, never underestimate the giants. The reason why giants are called giants is not without reason——
Three weeks ago, Nadal went to Stuttgart to start his grass-court season. He performed strongly all the way, regained his form, and won the final championship. This was Nadal's first grass-court championship in five years since Wimbledon in 2010.
, seems to have finally regained some status.
Immediately afterwards, Nadal came to London non-stop to participate in the Queen's Club Cup. However, he lost to the strange player Alexander Dolgopolov in three sets in the first round. The ups and downs continued this year.
The uncertainty since then has been difficult to fathom.
Uncertain, unstable, unsettled——
This is describing Nadal, Kyrgios, Wawrinka and Raonic. All the uneasy unknown factors are magnified to the extreme on grass, showing a completely different but similar approach to red soil.
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Therefore, Zone 2/4 is called the Death Zone, and it is also a microcosm of "Big Four VS Challengers", a full-scale melee.
Again, in area 3/4, the matchup between Murray and Gao Wen.
In fact, purely from the quarter-finals perspective, this is undoubtedly the place of death among the four major divisions. Murray, who was considered by countless professionals to be the favorite to win Wimbledon this year, encountered the leader of the Challenger League.
Gawain, this duel is also known as Mars hitting the Earth.
After the draw was released, professionals all said that for Murray, Gawain may be a championship test. Once he can break through Gawain, then Murray's championship appearance will shine, and whether it is Federer or Germany in the future.
Both Jokovic and Murray can gain more confidence.
From Murray's point of view, this fortune is really... terrible; but from Gowen's point of view, the Chinese media all thought it was a good fortune.
The reason is not complicated. It is not that Murray is the weakest link among the four giants, but because Gao Wen is not good at grass and everything in front of him is unfamiliar. What performance can Gao Wen perform and what position can he be promoted to?
Everything is unknown. Under such circumstances, facing Murray, who has a competing style of play, is the best choice for Gao Wen.
Murray is good at layout and design, and has a balanced forehand and backhand. Although he has no loopholes, he also lacks the power to break the balance. Therefore, Murray's games often lack an aggressive momentum. Even on grass, it is easy to fall into long rounds.
The multi-shot tug-of-war makes it easier for Gao Wen, a freshman on grass, to adapt to this game rhythm.
So, signing for shipping is really good.
And, that's not all -
Not only the Chinese media applauded Gao Wen’s luck, other professionals also did not think that the 3/4 area was a dead zone. The fundamental reason is:
Other players do lack some competitiveness.
In the first three rounds, neither Murray nor Gao Wen will encounter particularly outstanding or strong players. There should be no problem in advancing to the top 16. They will not face their first serious challenge until the fourth round.
Murray's opponent in the top 16 is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Gawain's opponent in the top 16 is Dimitrov.
On Tsonga's side, although Roland Garros performed well and advanced to the top 16, he finally lost to Gauvin in five hard-fought sets. After returning from injury, he adjusted well; but the worst thing is that after the game, the injury recurred.
, so much so that Tsonga missed the entire warm-up of the grass court season.
Although Tsonga did not withdraw from the game, there is a big question mark as to how much success he can produce due to the impact of the injury.
Needless to say, Dimitrov has been struggling throughout the season this year. He made a slight recovery in the Queen's Club Cup two weeks ago but it was very limited. In the end, he lost to Anderson and was stopped in the quarterfinals. He missed the chance to defend the title. Off-field and meritorious achievements
Coach Rashid's breakup was not a happy one either.
When he came to Wimbledon this time, Dimitrov almost appeared in mourning.
In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, it is a high probability event that Murray and Gao Wen will meet up in the quarterfinals. Although the two players are about to start a battle of swordsmanship in Huashan, the overall advancement path can be said to be smooth. From any point of view, this cannot be said to be a success.
It is a death zone, but it has good fortune.
When the lottery came out, the Chinese media breathed a sigh of relief——
Although from the perspective of the promotion route, the matchup paths of Murray in the quarterfinals, Federer in the semifinals, and Djokovic in the finals can be said to be exactly the same as those in the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, but taking the entire draw into consideration, Gao Wen will win at Wimbledon.
His fortune is already the best among the four Grand Slam experiences so far.
After all, this is the era of giants. Any player who wants to win the championship must face the test of more than one giant. This is the normal status quo.
What's more, this is grass. Gao Wen, who currently has only one win and one loss in his career on grass, needs to put a big question mark on whether he can pass the test of the first week and reach the front of the Big Four; therefore, instead of worrying about the subsequent draws
, why not applaud and celebrate the first week of luck.
Finally, in the 4/4 area, the matchup between Federer and Berdych.
Overall, this division is the weakest because the two strongest players are Federer and Berdych, who are best at grass.
Not long ago, both Federer and Berdych participated in the grass court match in Halle. In the end, Berdych lost to Karlovic and stopped in the quarterfinals. Federer defeated Seppi to break the curse and become the champion——
The "Seppi Curse", the curse that Federer could not win as long as he defeated Seppi on the way to promotion, was finally broken in Halle. Finally, Federer won the championship in Halle for the eighth time in his career, continuing his strong performance on grass.
Following closely behind Murray, he became the favorite to win this year.
On Federer's path to promotion, opponents such as Querrey, Sock, Felipe Lopez and others cannot cause too much trouble. After all, grass is Federer's world, so his first challenge should appear in the quarterfinals.
That's Berdych.
Berdych's small division also lacks strong opponents. The only opponent he needs to be wary of is Simon, his opponent in the top 16, but Berdych still has the advantage because of his strength. After all, Simon's grinding skills are difficult to fully display on the grass court.
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Looking at the overall situation, the upper half is obviously more dangerous, while the lower half is relatively clear.
The new generation in the 1/4 area gathers, and the close combat in the 2/4 area can be said to be a hidden murderous intention. Every step is startling. The defending champion Djokovic will face some tests.
The 3/4 area has clear lines and the 4/4 area has a smooth road. It can be said that the pattern is clear and the strong and weak are clearly defined. But in fact, the real collision between strong and strong comes from the second half, the battles in the quarterfinals, the semifinals stage, and the upper stage.
The two half-districts are evenly matched, and the two favorites, Murray and Federer, need to meet in advance.