As Murray said in the post-match interview, Gao Wen won his friendship with his practical actions; at the same time, he also won the support of the local media and the audience.
Although Gowan eliminated Murray and the hope of winning the local championship was once again put on hold, the post-match news reports and social network frenzy did not launch an attack.
In fact, not only did it not happen, there was overwhelming focus on Gao Wen's post-game performance, and it became a phenomenon that spread across the board.
You can tell from the news headlines——
"Murray and Gao Wen cherish each other and praise each other for their opponents!"
"Gawain: Murray deserves all my respect and admiration."
"After the game, Gawain gave Murray a standing ovation."
"A peak showdown, there is no loser."
"A tribute from his opponents, Murray once again earned respect at Wimbledon."
"With a friendship that transcends victory and defeat, Murray and Gao Wen left the center court side by side."
Bustling!
Uproar!
Upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that these headline news have one thing in common:
Ignore the results of the game and quietly shift focus.
Judging from the news headlines alone, it is impossible to tell the outcome, and there is no problem if it is a draw; the focus is all on the off-field highlights.
In fact, this is precisely the original intention of the news media, to shift the focus of the general public from the outcome of victory or defeat, to pay more attention to the players' bonds, and in this way push the game to a new level, transcending victory and defeat, and presenting
Give competitive sports a purer and more authentic look.
In other words——
Perhaps, Gowan's defeat of Murray caused Murray to stop in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year, but unlike Melbourne, the media did not fan the flames.
Not only did they not, but one or two of them also praised Gawain in different ways!
The entire public opinion trend has changed.
In just six months, the same story unfolded in different ways.
Of course, there are many, many reasons.
Britain is not Australia, the All England Club is not Melbourne Park, Murray is not Kyrgios...it cannot be generalized; but looking at the essence through the phenomenon, Gawain is no longer the same Gawain in Melbourne at the beginning of the year. Behind the written record is
It’s one game after another——
An exciting, solid, and good-looking game.
In the world of competitive sports, everything is so complicated yet so simple. Strength is always the best stepping stone. Victory and championship are the best business cards. It is so pure and so strong. Behind the intertwined interests and cumbersome etiquette, absolute power is always the best.
Nothing has changed.
This is what Gawain is like at this time.
"Gaowen, as the first player from the All England Club to break into the men's singles semi-finals this year, how do you feel?"
"Here, can you give me a cup of coffee?" Gawain folded his hands on his chest, as if he was ready to enjoy afternoon tea leisurely and watch the other three games.
Hahaha!
The whole audience burst into laughter.
Everything is so simple.
Although Gao Wen and Murray launched a fierce collision with each other, and the whole game lasted three hours and thirty-five minutes, Gao Wen was still the first player to break into the semi-finals, because at the same time on Court No. 1
The other duel at the beginning of the match went into a long game, and it was also a close fight.
According to the schedule, the match between Murray and Gauvin on the Center Court and the match between Wawrinka and Gasquet on Court One will start at 1 pm at the same time.
Judging from the pre-match predictions, Murray and Gao Wen are both typical baseline players, and their round stalemate ability is top-notch. The offensive and defensive transitions should be throughout. Naturally, this game is a battle between dragons and tigers, and the duration must be extremely long. It should
It doesn't end that easily.
Wawrinka and Gasquet are different. Both are typical offensive players, and both have one-handed backhands. One is thick and the other is chic. They have different styles but the same goal. They both have the ability to attack gorgeously. The process should be
It is very fast and can be decided quickly regardless of victory or defeat.
However!
The game was full of twists and turns.
Facing the new French Open champion Wawrinka, Gasquet, who was generally not optimistic, broke out with incredible fighting power, and his gorgeous offense was fully displayed. The game was completely entangled, and there was a stalemate situation of break and counter-break. The gap between the two sides always remained.
Couldn't pull it apart.
Gasquet, next game first.
Wawrinka, two sets in a row.
Gasquet, win another set.
"6:4", "4:6", "3:6", "6:4".
The first four sets took more than three hours. Both players had pushed their abilities to the extreme and were entangled with each other.
Unexpected!
Completely unexpected!
Gasquet's mental quality has always been criticized for not being strong enough. Especially at critical moments, critical scores are often easily missed. It is precisely because of this that Chinese fans gave him a not-so-nice nickname, "Tofu".
——
It's a delicious dish, it should only be eaten cold, it should be eaten as a snack to appetize, not to satisfy hunger. It should not be served on a big occasion.
Never expected it!
Facing Wawrinka, who was feeling hot from clay to grass, Gasquet performed very well, clinging to the game even if he fell behind.
Even with the big score of "1:2" behind, Gasquet still stood firm and completed a fatal break in the tenth game of the fourth set to equalize the big score.
If it weren't for the appeal of Murray and Gauvin on Center Court that kept the crowd here, the grand occasion on Court One would have been no less impressive.
and!
In the eighth game of the deciding set, Gasquet was the first to break serve, leading "5:3" and directly entered his own serve to win the game.
This scene was probably something that no one expected before the game.
As a result, things took a turn for the worse.
At the winning moment, Wawrinka once again showed his big heart, seizing Gasquet's short fluctuation when he was close to victory, easily breaking Gasquet's serve to win the game without any experience, and after holding serve strongly, the score was
After catching up to "5:5", the victory and defeat returned to the same starting line.
Subsequently, the two players each maintained serve, and the game entered a long game.
Over there, there were climaxes in the center court.
Here, on Court No. 1, you are chasing after me.
Although the two giants Djokovic and Federer have not yet appeared on the stage, the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2015 have already burst out with wonderful sparks.
then!
The match between Murray and Gao Wen ended first. Gao Wen advanced to the next round with pride and became the first player to break into the men's singles semi-finals at Wimbledon this year. He was waiting for the other three players to join forces.
Although the rest time is only a few hours, the recovery of physical fitness is very limited; but the relaxation at the mental level is another kind of value.
While the battle was still going on in Court No. 1, and after all, no one could be sure of the end of the long-game decider, the post-match press conference of Murray and Gao Wen had already started unimpeded. This was something that all the news media did not expect.
Yes, many reporters were killed and caught off guard.
But this is competitive sports, full of countless possibilities and infinite unknowns. Are these panics and accidents not a kind of romance?
Of course, the questions asked by Gao Wen at the press conference still included his outlook on the next game:
Federer or Simon?
Moreover, there is an ultimate challenge hidden here. What if Gao Wen's opponent in the next round is Federer?