The dark wind blows, and the upsets come one after another.
In the 2015 US Open, on just the first match day, the attrition rate of seeded players in the women's singles field was as high as 33.33%. Isn't this a curse or something?
In addition to Ivanovic, Ka-Pliskova, and Navarro——
Jankovic, the 21st seed, lost to French rookie Oceane-Dodin born in 1996 in three sets. Stephens, the 29th seed, lost to compatriot Vandeweghe in two sets.
Seeded Kuznetsova lost to another French rookie Mladenovic.
In the blink of an eye, only twelve of the eighteen seeded players in the top half were left.
Of course, Serena Williams' performance was still strong. Facing the difficult Vitalia-Diatchenko, she sent a wave of shock waves for eight consecutive games, "6:0", "2:0"
"When we were leading, our opponent unfortunately retired due to injury and easily advanced to the second round in less than an hour.
Although she is the defending champion, the real focus of this year's US Open for Serena Williams is the annual Grand Slam. She has taken a solid first step and once again proved that in the chaos of today's women's tennis, she is still a well-deserved winner.
The king is simply not on the same level as other players.
Perhaps, Serena Williams' only opponent is herself. After all, one of the biggest challenges in the annual Grand Slam comes from physical injuries and fatigue.
On the other hand, the WTA is still in troubled times.
On the other hand, ATP is not much better.
Originally, the WTA had always lacked stability and was in complete chaos, which further highlighted the strength of Serena Williams, but the ATP has always been strong. The strength and stability of the Big Four created a golden era, not only for them, but also for the overall performance of other players.
Also always remains stable.
It is precisely because of this that the two upsets in the US Open semi-finals last year were so shocking. However, I did not expect that the turmoil at this year's US Open would begin early.
The biggest upset in the men’s singles arena comes from District 2/4——
Sixth seed Kei Nishikori was upset.
This year's North American summer hard court season, Kei Nishikori performed very well. He won the championship in Washington and the quarterfinals in Toronto. Although he withdrew from the Cincinnati tournament due to injury, professionals generally believed that this was a tactical withdrawal to preserve his physical fitness and fitness for the Grand Slam.
Energetic and confident to compete in the US Open.
This time against the French "socialite" Parre, despite losing the first set, Nishikori Kei quickly regained his form and won two consecutive sets, and won two in the third set tiebreaker "6:4"; however,
, at the critical moment, he made a forehand error and sent his own serve point to the net, missing the opportunity to end the game.
Then, Parre saved the second one with an ACE. After escaping from death, he completed the reversal in one go and eliminated Kei Nishikori in five sets.
Kei Nishikori became the only top ten seed player to be eliminated from the men's singles on the first match day, achieving the feat of Pelre defeating the top ten in the world for the third time in his career——
The previous two defeats were against Del Potro in Rome and Wawrinka in Montreal in 2013.
For Kei Nishikori, the season is unsatisfactory. After the highlight last year, this year’s Australian Open and French Open ended in the quarterfinals respectively. Wimbledon and the US Open are both in the first round. Especially the points from last year’s quarterfinals will be cleared directly.
Kei Nishikori's world ranking is likely to slip to the edge of the top ten.
Neon media, silence.
To be honest, they have great expectations. Kei Nishikori and Gawain are the twin stars of Asia. Like Federer and Wawrinka, they shoulder all the hopes of the tennis world, guide the direction for countless young players in Asia, and look forward to improving other competitive sports.
Confidence.
Especially when Kei Nishikori performed so well in the warm-up match, the expectations of the Neon media were also rising——
A bold and crazy imagination, if Kei Nishikori and Gaowen both break into the semi-finals, it will definitely be a rare sight. This year, it is possible to realize it, because the two players are in the 2/4 area and 4/ area respectively.
In District 4, as long as we can advance step by step, we can hope to create history.
However……
It was so unexpected and shocking that I was speechless, not even exclamated.
After the game, Kei Nishikori said that New York is extremely hot this year.
Compared with Melbourne, Paris, and London, the sweltering heat in New York is slightly different. It is humid and heavy, but it is also accompanied by strong winds. The physical condition cannot be maintained in a stable state, which poses a severe test to the players' adjustment and adaptation. Therefore, in the fourth
In the tie-break, Kei Nishikori was distracted.
Nishikori Kei also realized that he had not adjusted to the best condition, but Parley's performance at critical moments was indeed better. The result was very disappointing.
Kei Nishikori's exit is not an exception.
In the ATP arena, there has been a wave of withdrawals. It is so frequent and unexpected that even the US Open officials have expressed concern.
Anduar, Krizan, Stepanek, Dolgopolov, Lu Yanxun, etc. all retired due to injuries during the game.
The situation is obviously abnormal.
Including Nadal also mentioned the relevant situation in the post-match interview——
Facing Coric, Nadal performed very well, defeating his opponent in four sets, winning this focus battle, and successfully advanced to the second round, which brought some surprises.
In the first two sets, Nadal's performance could indeed be seen to be getting better, with a sweeping attitude, giving almost no chance to his opponents; but at the beginning of the third set, Nadal was sweating very badly, coupled with the cold wind and the temperature of the night game,
The gap became more obvious, causing him abdominal pain.
At that time, my overall physical condition declined significantly, my match status also fluctuated, and I finally lost the set.
But Nadal was still experienced and overcame his physical condition, regained his concentration in the fourth set, and won the victory.
Weather conditions are indeed playing a spoiler role.
From Kei Nishikori's upset exit to the frenzy of withdrawals in the men's singles arena, all signs indicate that this is an extraordinary event.
Even the US Open Organizing Committee itself did not expect that the injury troubles before the game would extend to the withdrawal due to injury in the main game. Sudden emergencies came one after another, and the injuries in the camp were even a bit shocking. This was among the four major tournaments this year.
It is also an unprecedented first time in a Grand Slam tournament.
Moreover, this is only the first match day, which is worrying.
From another perspective, there were too many unexpected situations on the first match day, and other players were all aware of them. When preparing for the second match day, they and the team will also make preparations in advance based on the actual situation.
, which can reduce the impact of weather conditions to a certain extent.
Perhaps, as the competition progresses, unexpected situations can be effectively controlled...?
Of course, despite a series of accidents, on the first match day of the US Open, the top players and key players still showed their concentration and investment.
Among them, the match between Murray and Kyrgios really lived up to expectations, "7:5", "6:3", "4:6", "6:1", Murray won in four sets.
From the perspective of intensity and excitement, this match was on par with the "Nadal VS Coric" match, and it did live up to people's expectations. Although Kyrgios was surrounded by negative news off the court, he was still on the court.
It seemed unconstrained, and the quality of the first three sets deserves recognition.
Until the fourth set, the absent-minded Kyrgios gave away the victory in a hurry. As always, his style remained the same, and it was not an accident.