To a certain extent, the reaction of social networks and news media just proves Gao Wen’s point of view——
Expectations have changed, and voices from the outside are becoming a major obstacle for the younger generation to stay focused. Obviously, this is a serious problem.
Everything is put under a microscope, and the effect is magnified ten times or a hundred times.
A victory may be boasted to heaven; similarly, a failure may be cast into hell.
But in the world of competitive sports, victory is victory and failure is failure. One or two games cannot represent an entire career.
The media and the Internet need to relax, and young players also need to relax. Only in this way can they grow.
Roar!
Ho ho ho!
Arthur Ashe Stadium became excited because of Gawain's words, and there was thunderous applause.
Courier looked at Gawain with a look of appreciation. He did not continue to dig up revelations about the hot topic, but focused on the next game.
"Gaowen, your opponent in the next second round has been announced. Earlier, Madi Fish had already taken the lead in the second round..."
ah!
The cheers and roars at the scene interrupted Courier's words. At this moment, you can feel that Fish is the real home field, and the energy is amazing.
"Next, you will compete with Madi for a spot in the third round."
However, Courier waited for a time difference, saw that Gawain had turned around and left, and shouted after half a beat.
Roddick became a representative character of the tragic figure in the era of giants. He won the US Open championship in 2003 and was ranked number one in the world at the end of the year. However, he later lost to Federer in three Wimbledon finals and one US Open final and finished second. He never succeeded.
Passed the last level.
The laughter couldn't stop at all.
It is precisely because of this that people often refer to the golden players of the generation of Roddick and Fish as "victims of the era of giants". "If there were no Federer/Nadal" is undoubtedly the most frequent hypothesis; but I never expected it.
, players born after 1990 have still not been able to escape the shadow of the giants, and then the younger generation born after 1995 has already appeared.
"Man, are you ready to leave now? It seems that you can't wait to get rid of me. My problems are not over yet."
"Darth Vader's first appearance, Darth Vader is still Arthur Ashe's night master!"
Gawain was stunned.
"In the next game, I will be a supporting role, and the spotlight should belong to Madi."
It is very rare to see Gawain's speechless expression, such a scene is really precious.
Haha, hahaha, the whole audience burst into laughter.
"Fortunately, I don't have to go through the Darth Vader era, etc..."
After saying that, Gao Wen had already bent down to pick up his equipment bag, finished the interview and was about to leave. There was still a series of work that needed to be completed after the game.
Courier's face was full of pride.
"Without a doubt, for me, it's an honor."
Oh oh oh oh.
From another perspective, the retirement of the golden generation also avoids the embarrassing confrontation with the younger and more youthful generation. It is not an end. After all, they have suffered too many bitter defeats in front of the Big Four.
Even Gawain himself did not expect that little Zverev would become the first victim of the Black Knight's sweeping army. Behind the sympathy and regret was an eager expectation, forming a new trend——
Later, Fish posted a joke on his social network account.
Courier deliberately closed his mouth and refused to speak, his eyes full of smiles.
An unexpected answer brought the initiative back again.
The cheers and boos at the Arthur Ashe scene continued, and fans could even be seen standing up, raising their hands in the air, and cheering.
Courier then brought the microphone close to his mouth, "I just want to ask about your equipment. Is this black equipment that is so chic and fashionable imitating armor?"
"Before this year's US Open kicked off, Madi had already announced that this would be the last match of his career, the last time he would step onto the court in New York and the last time he would step onto a tennis court."
A simple sentence, but it easily pushed the atmosphere of Arthur Ashe Stadium to the extreme, with applause and whistles thundering down.
Players born in the 1990s, including Zverev Jr., are indeed living in an era of great pressure and facing the most severe and demanding tests. There are four giants in front of them and Darth Vader in the back. It can be said that there is no sky.
The reason is very simple -
Of course, everyone knows what happened next.
Gawain couldn't help laughing, but he still approached the microphone with a serious attitude, "Actually, this is a device that imitates Darth-Vader. What do you think? Are you scared?"
Like Roddick, Fish and the others entered the peak era of tennis together, first with Federer and Nadal, and then with Djokovic and Murray, so that the former golden generation were all reduced to foils.
In 2004, Fish won the men's singles silver medal at the Athens Olympics. He and Roddick were once known as the American men's singles twin stars, and in 2011 they became the number one men's singles in the United States.
Gawain put down his equipment bag and made an invitation gesture.
Including Courier.
Mardy Fish was born in 1981. To be precise, he belongs to the same generation as Federer, Roddick, Safin, Ferrero, Hewitt, Nalbandian and other players.
Fish and Roddick grew up together, trained together and entered the professional arena together. Not only were they high school classmates, but Fish also stayed at Roddick's house for a whole year. They also experienced an era together.
Gawain lightly shrugged his shoulders and showed a smile.
Obviously, they have already shown great expectations for the next game.
At the beginning of the century, in the short five years before Nadal's rise, this group of players was known as the golden generation. They complemented the Sampras and Agassi generations who had not yet retired, and began to comprehensively seize power and open up the stars.
A shining moment of brilliance.
"This is your first meeting with Ma Di, and it will also be your last meeting. What do you think about this?"
It was concise and to the point, but it created an amazing ridicule effect. Players including Roddick and Federer reposted it one after another, and it became a new trend on social networks.
This... was never expected.
The smile on the corner of Courier's mouth rose slightly.
As soon as he heard it, he knew that Courier was joking. Amidst the laughter of the whole audience, Gawain had to stop and look at Courier again with a smile on his face.
The next morning, the New York Times reported the first game of Gao Wen's title defense with such a rare headline, which was very impactful.
Thus, Fish's self-deprecating sentence came into being, and it aroused laughter.
Nowadays, the group of players born around 1980 have retired one after another, and Federer has missed a Grand Slam championship for three years. Naturally, there is a faint sadness that "an era is coming to an end" pervades the tour.
This year's US Open will usher in the final match of Fish's career.
"Fish VS Gawain", so, will this be Fish's last game?