MacDonald stood up directly, raised his arms and shouted——
"Ho ho ho!"
Uncontrollably, his blood was boiling. At this time, he could no longer care about the surrounding sights. He just immersed himself in the game and shouted passionately.
It’s great to watch, the game is truly great to watch.
On the court, those who are having a duel and collision are the two Bruins, Gao Wen and Jilong.
Geelong, we did it!
The draw for the Rogers Cup, the first Masters tournament in the 2015 US Open series, was released. As the second seed, Gao Wen guarded the bottom half and received a bye in the first round.
Everyone’s eyes were on the top eight matchups of high-ranking seeds, but Gao Wen and MacDonald noticed a small corner that no one paid attention to——
In the 8/8 sub-division below the 4/4 area, the Spanish veteran Fei Lopez, who has been in poor form over the past year and dropped out of the top 30 in the world rankings, faced a qualifying player in the first round.
The winner will challenge second seed Gao Wen in the second round, triggering a small discussion.
However, what Gao Wen and the others focused on was not Fey Lopez, but the qualifying player, Marcos Giron.
This also means that once Geelong can win and advance, the Bruins civil war will really be staged in Toronto.
Gearing up!
Of course, this is not easy. No matter how bad or sluggish Fe-Lopez's condition is, he is still a veteran who has been on the tour for many years. He has rich experience. Even in the trough, he can still find different ways to fight. For anyone,
Neither player is an easy opponent to deal with.
What's more, Geelong?
Unexpectedly, Jilong burst out with incredible fighting power, igniting his own small universe with the goal of joining forces with Gawain in the second round.
"6:3", win one game first.
"1:6" means losing a game.
Ginger is still old and hot, and Fei Lopez showed his foundation and energy, dragging the game into the final set and taking the lead in breaking Giron's serve.
Geelong is in deep danger. The ATP level event really brings an incredible impact. The Challenge Tournament and the Hope Tournament are not at the same level at all.
but!
Geelong finally found a way, just like Flushing Gowan did in the first round against Isner last year, to tap out his potential.
"6:4".
In the final stage, Jilong won three games in a row with an unparalleled performance. In the fourth game, he took away the victory and finally had a breakthrough——
At the darkest, most chaotic and lowest point of his career, he took risks and tried challenges one at a time, but he completely turned the situation around and ushered in his first ATP-level main draw victory in his career.
Enjoyable!
Unbelievable!
However, this is competitive sports. Even in desperate situations, there is always a glimmer of hope. Only the strong can discover it and only the brave can grasp it.
At the end of the story, what is tested is a belief, a courage and a temperament, which are invisible and intangible but really exist.
From a poor record of three wins and four losses in the Challenger League to a miraculous record of three consecutive wins in the Masters, Geelong has also come into the media's sight:
Who can resist the story of Cinderella?
Especially in the world of competitive sports.
What's more, Geelong's career breakthrough has given him the opportunity to face Gowan. "Geelong VS Gowan", the civil war between the Bruins is about to begin.
Leaving other media aside, the Los Angeles Times made no secret of its excitement and turned its spotlight on this game like a sports page headline.
Bustling and uproaring, what was originally an ordinary game has become the focus of heated discussions on social networks because of the story behind the game.
In fact, Jilong did find confidence and motivation——
A year ago, in the singles final of the NCAA National Championship, the powerful collision of "The Prodigy VS the Rising Star" ended with Gao Wen's victory. Geelong swallowed the bitterness of the defeat and witnessed Gao Wen's emergence. After that,
The career trajectories of the two players are unknown.
A year later, they reunited again. The positions of the two were already very different, but Jilong still hoped to go all out to see the gap between himself and Gao Wen, and the gap between himself and the world's top players.
Coupled with the past stories, his motivation for the game was directly pushed to the full value.
Jilong exploded with 200% energy.
Compared with Geelong, who has played three games and reached a peak of form, Gao Wen is different.
Leaving aside the singles match in the Davis Cup, Gao Wen’s last official ATP level match was Wimbledon a full month ago. In other words, Gao Wen had everything from adapting to the venue to his own game state.
It takes some time to adapt and adjust, and the status will naturally be different.
In fact, not only Gao Wen, but almost all top players need to face such a challenge——
In the Masters, because there are fewer draws and fewer seed seats than in the Grand Slams, we often encounter strong players in the first two rounds. The chance of top players colliding early rises sharply. In addition, we need to adjust our state, and there are three Masters
In a best-of-two game format, the chance of upset is even greater.
Since the start of the game, Geelong has played a full-attack, full-defense style of play, posing a severe test to Gao Wen's game state.
Geelong, with limited height and light feet, has the style of "Australian Hare" Hewitt. His movements are short and powerful, light and flexible, and his coverage is very wide. He uses a total attack and defense style to continuously output pressure, forcing Gao Wen to aim at the sides.
When hitting the ball from the corner, it is easy to make a mistake if the hand is not warm.
Thompson said before that Giron's current playing style draws many nutrients from Djokovic and is very different from his college days.
Gao Wen agreed with the second half of the sentence, but the first half of the sentence, Gao Wen thought, should be closer to the later Medvedev than Djokovic.
Of course, the playing styles of Medvedev and Djokovic are very similar. They are difficult and stalemate enough, but there are differences in the details. Medvedev's backhand is not as good as Djokovic's, and his fronthand is not as good as Djokovic's.
The hands are more daring to take action, and the most important point is:
Djokovic is good at wrapping, pocketing left and right, covering the entire court; Medvedev does not play ball, and his shots are flatter. The flatter and faster the ball is, the more it suits his appetite.
Underneath the overall similar style, Djokovic and Medvedev have different colors.
Geelong is more inclined to Medvedev who just emerged in 2017 and 2018 but has not yet fully matured.
Between total attack and total defense, the entire shot is very flat and very fast.
It is precisely because of this that once Jilong lacks confidence, he is prone to make a series of mistakes. He hopes to flatten the parabola of the return ball as much as possible to form impact and pressure; if the touch is poor or hesitant, the return ball will easily fall into the net.
, counting his mistakes, almost all of them were off the net.
The competition venue in Toronto is very suitable for Geelong's style. It is fast enough, has little friction and low bounce, and the entire rhythm has been completely improved. It is a little different from grass but equally fast.
As confidence increases, Geelong is getting better and better——