Like a frightened rabbit lost in a vast forest, Macdonald carefully moved through the crowd, scanning for mines at all times.
He thought he had seen many big scenes, the final stage of the National Championship, the training ground of UCLA, overwhelming news reports, etc., especially the recent Davis Cup-related reports that filled every corner of his field of vision, even if he was not paying attention.
, will also appear on the timeline.
With Gaowen as the center of the circle, the rolling heat wave spreading bustlingly is continuing to break the cognition and write page after page of glorious records.
He believes that he is fully aware of this and is mentally prepared. Even if he is just a friend and a batting partner, he will step into the spotlight and be surrounded by the crowds, shouts and flashlights. He needs to keep his mentality stable and calm.
Facing this stormy sea.
However--
He was wrong.
When I really stepped into the training ground, I witnessed with my own eyes the surging crowds on the three floors inside and outside, densely packed in every corner. It was clear that there was no space, but you could still see the crowd approaching one after another, trying to squeeze in, looking for a place.
Gap, get closer and then get closer.
On the roadside, a young boy is trying to ride on the neck of his friend, like riding a rocking horse, climbing to a high point and breaking the shackles of the crowd; next to him, you can see three young girls trying to break through from below, like drilling a dog hole.
, break out from between the calf and calf.
Three roads up, three roads down, different methods and different tricks all appear.
The "noisyness" of the witness experience that MacDonald has experienced so far is not at the same level at all, and this is probably the case with carnivals.
MacDonald found it hard to imagine that this was just a training session.
According to the official itinerary of the Rogers Cup event, Gao Wen made an appointment for two hours of training time from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Training Ground No. 7——
Training, open to the outside world.
So, before half past eight, the training ground was already overcrowded, so that MacDonald's first reaction in his mind was,
"Did I go wrong?"
MacDonald has always had a clear understanding of Gawain's popularity and popularity, at least, that's what he thinks.
After all, the heat wave on social networks cannot be ignored at all. As long as you see tennis, you will definitely see Gao Wen, filling every corner.
Before setting off for Toronto, Macdonald had already made mental preparations. Judging from the heated discussions about the Davis Cup, Gawain's popularity continues to rise.
It was Macdonald’s first time that the Davis Cup could trigger such a discussion. Gao Wen’s game highlights, game highlights and top five shots were spread all over the Internet in the form of photos and videos, including female fans and professional media.
They are not stingy with traffic and spread the word in an all-round way.
but!
After actually arriving at the scene, MacDonald was still shocked.
He couldn't help but pause for a moment, and the first reaction in his mind was to run away——
He felt he wasn't ready yet.
However, the paused steps still did not turn around.
So, how did Gawain do it? At the same time, what kind of pressure is Gawain facing?
For the first time, MacDonald felt that he could not imagine such a scene.
In the past year, Bruins games have always been filled with countless pressures. The thoughts in my mind just can’t stop. The more I try to stay focused, the easier it is to have random thoughts. The days are slow when I’m tossing and turning on the bed making pancakes and being unable to sleep all night long.
As it slowly increases, things become more and more difficult.
But now, seeing that the noise in front of him was just the tip of the iceberg and could easily subvert Macdonald's cognition, he was a little panicked.
Move forward? Or turn around?
The steps stayed in place, and the chaotic and turbulent mood slowly settled down.
If you can’t even handle the frenzy at the training ground and you can’t bear it, what should you do if you set foot on a Grand Slam in the future?
What about Center Court?
MacDonald's dream is to one day step onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing and show his style on that stage.
Maybe, he should start preparing now.
Perhaps, this is why Gawain invited himself to join him in the North American Series.
Taking a deep breath, his fingertips felt slightly cold, but MacDonald still controlled his urge to run away and continued to move forward.
--"careful!"
A call came to his ears, and before Macdonald could react, a force pulled Macdonald back half a step, and there was a chaos.
MacDonald looked back and exclaimed before he could, "Marcos?"
The next second, he followed Ji Long's gaze and looked up, and then he saw a "little monkey" climbing up the treetop, hanging on the branch, looking out, and an object slipped out of his shaky pocket, which was about to fall.
The little monkey must be a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. His face was full of panic, "Ah, mobile phone!"
Macdonald took a step forward, stretched out his hands, and caught the phone in one fell swoop. Then he waited for the little monkey to adjust its center of gravity on the tree trunk before throwing the phone up again.
"Thank you!" the little monkey showed a big smile.
At this time, MacDonald withdrew his gaze and turned to look at his former teammate whom he had not seen for a long time——
"Hey guy!"
The two hugged each other.
A rare smile appeared on Jilong's slightly quiet face, "Long time no see, why are you here in Toronto? Are you ready to participate in the challenge?"
During this week, the Rogers Cup is undoubtedly the protagonist of the ATP arena, but there is also a challenge tournament held in a small city less than 40 minutes' drive from Toronto.
MacDonald shook his head, "Starting from this week, I will accompany Gao Wen to participate in the competition and practice batting with him."
Jilong was a little surprised.
MacDonald didn't notice and continued to ask, "What about you? Are you here to compete?"
Jilong nodded, "In the qualifying round, I won one round, and there will be another round next."
Macdonald's smile blossomed completely, "Wow! It's a good performance. I hope I can win another game and then enter the main draw."
The corners of Giron's mouth couldn't help but curve up in a similar way. It's always nice to see old friends in the tournament.
But looking at Macdonald, looking at the dense crowd in front of me, my thoughts were filled with mixed emotions.
Jilong's eyes flickered, and he gestured to the training ground, "I originally planned to come over and say hello to Gawain, but looking at this posture, it may be a bit difficult. Then I will go to warm up first and prepare for the qualifying match in the afternoon, and wait until the game is over.
Later, I will come over and greet Gawain."
MacDonald didn't think much and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll tell Gawain later that we can get together in the evening and drink some mineral water."
"Haha." Giron was amused by MacDonald's "drinking water", but he didn't say anything more. He patted MacDonald on the shoulder and then stepped forward.
Along the way, we passed through the bustling crowds, whose excited and cheerful faces were filled with happiness, and Jilong passed by in a low-key manner.