There are no clouds in the sky, the sun is shining brightly, the grass is growing and the orioles are flying, and the breeze is blowing. This is a perfect day for playing tennis, and even the body temperature is particularly refreshing.
Yesterday, the two women's singles semi-finals brought a visual feast. Serena Williams defeated Sharapova in straight sets and has remained unbeaten for ten years against her old rival; Muguruza defeated A- in three hard sets.
Radwanska broke into the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career and set off a youth storm.
"Legend VS Rising Star", a similar pattern continues in the WTA arena. At the same time, thousands of eyes are all on Serena Williams——
There is still one last step left before the second "Serena Grand Slam" in her career.
Cheers!
The crowd is excited!
Everything seems to indicate:
The All England Club on Friday may be about to witness something exciting and legendary. Just imagining it makes me uncontrollably excited.
The game starts on time at one o'clock in the afternoon.
In the first game, Djokovic faced Gasquet.
Objectively speaking, the game was good to watch, and it was better than expected. Gasquet, who was not optimistic at all, did indeed play the masterpiece of his career.
Gasquet's touch was explosive, his shots were decisive, and his smooth attack covered the entire court. Even against Djokovic's world's best two-handed backhand, Gasquet had no stage fright at all, and he started a head-on showdown with Djokovic in an upright manner.
, brave enough and courageous enough to win the support of the audience.
However.
Djokovic is still more skilled. After Murray's elimination, the world's No. 1 has climbed to become the favorite to win this year, leading Federer and Gawain; facing Gasquet's fiery touch, he has experienced hundreds of battles.
The Serbian King also gave a strong counterattack and his performance was still strong.
"7:6(2)", "6:4", "6:4".
At the end of the game, the final score was fixed at "3:0". Djokovic won in three straight sets, advanced to the finals with high head, and fought to defend his title.
Gasquet's performance is worthy of recognition. It is at least much better than Roland Garros' performance a month ago, but it still lacks a little fire——
Whether it was the tie-break in the first set or the next two sets, Gasquet was never able to truly threaten the defending champion. The back-and-forth confrontation seemed to be full of sparks, but he was always at a disadvantage. Djokovic did not withstand it.
The real test has been passed easily, which is inevitably disappointing.
Sure enough, Gasquet is still the same Gasquet.
However, no one can blame Gasquet harshly. Such a result has been expected; what's more, Gasquet has burned everything.
So...it still depends on Gawain after all, right?
You can tell it from the audience's reaction.
The seats were packed.
The center court was packed to the rafters, and the attendance rate soared to 100%. Even the Murray Hill outside the stadium was so crowded that there was no room for an ant.
In the words of ESPN commentator McEnroe, "I'm afraid, the attention is even higher than that of the finals."
It is true that whether the final lineup is "Djokovic VS Gauvin" or "Djokovic VS Federer", the peak match is indeed the peak match, and the excitement is guaranteed. The outcome is also impossible to predict, but people have already appreciated it.
Having passed it, more than once, the expectations are naturally different.
However!
This semi-final is different. It carries all the expectations and madness of the glorious era of giants. It also carries the determination and tragedy of Wimbledon as the back garden of giants. Thousands of emotions extend from Melbourne Park to Roland Garros.
Finally arrived here after a long journey——
No one is an exception. No one.
It has nothing to do with victory or defeat, but with memories of an era and history. Even McEnroe couldn't help but sigh.
"To be precise, this should be the biggest carnival in Wimbledon since the epic final at the All England Club in 2008."
Murray Hill is bustling with people, and the crowds are even more turbulent than the center court, spreading out in front of you.
And not just ordinary viewers?
The VIP box is also filled with stars——
Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson appeared, French football superstar Thierry Henry, who announced his retirement at the end of last year, appeared. Beckham undoubtedly appeared again, and C-Ronaldo's appearance was an unexpected surprise.
It can be called a feast for football superstars.
In a small surprise, British Prime Minister David Cameron, who just completed his re-election last month, also appeared at the scene.
The most important thing is that the Queen also appeared.
As we all know, Queen Elizabeth II prefers horse racing. She frequently appears at the racecourse, but she has only appeared at Wimbledon twice in the past thirty-five years. Now, the person who comes to watch the game at the All England Club instead of the Queen is very interested in tennis.
My beloved Princess Kate.
The last time the Queen appeared at the All England Club was in 2010, watching the second round match between Murray and Nieminen.
However!
Unexpectedly, the Queen actually appeared at today's historic game.
The Queen, wearing a mint blue dress, appeared in the royal box accompanied by the Duke of Kent, chairman of the All England Club, and all the media went crazy.
It is precisely because of this that when Federer and Gawain came on stage, professionals from the All England Club came to teach etiquette, and even the Swiss King was a little nervous.
Gawain was a little surprised, "Roger, is this your first time?"
Federer gave a wry smile and said, "Yes, this is the first time. Three years ago, Prince Charles came to watch my second round match with Fabio, but this is the first time for the Queen."
As he said this, you can see Federer taking a deep breath.
Gao Wen waved the racket and turned his arms, "Huh, then I can relax a little. Not even Roger Federer has experienced it. It shouldn't matter if I make a mistake."
"Hey!" Federer protested.
But because of Gawain's little joke, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Federer looked at Gao Wen, who had a calm face, and was a little surprised, "You don't seem to care much."
"They all have two eyes, one nose and one mouth, right?" Gawain said matter-of-factly.
Federer:…
"They don't have much interest in tennis. Just like Mesut, they just want to watch the fun and listen to the noise. I would like to put on a good show, but this is not just ogling a blind man, so there is no need to be nervous.
." Gawain continued to warm up.
Federer burst into laughter and said, "No wonder Rafa said you are a funny guy."
Gao Wen was very surprised, "Do you and Rafa still keep in touch in private? Looking at the media reports and the reaction of your fans, I always feel like you will draw swords at each other the next second you stay in the same room."
"Haha." Federer burst out laughing, "Hahaha." He couldn't hold it back and laughed again, "Rafa and I..."
Think about it carefully.
"Not a friend, but not a rival either, but a friendship somewhere in between. I wouldn't invite Rafa to my wedding or my children's birthday parties; but I would
Thinking, I should invite Rafa to appear at my retirement ceremony."
Gawain was a little surprised.
Federer thought for a moment, then nodded again, "Well, I should probably invite you."