In fact, the overall pattern of this district is the most stable and strongest, and it is particularly calm amid the chaos and turmoil in Flushing this year.
In the 7/8 subdivision, the two highest-ranked seed players Berdych and Gasquet successfully met.
Berdych, who has been in a bad situation recently, still showed a stable performance, maintaining an excellent winning rate against players ranked above 30 in the world, advancing steadily all the way, and successfully reached the fourth round without attention, expectations or pressure.
, no doubt this is a small surprise.
Gasquet, whose career has gained new vitality this year, continued his wonderful performance at Wimbledon and once again showed superb offense; and as the games progressed, his condition gradually improved, his performance became more and more outstanding, and he was low-key.
Breaking into the top 16 ranks.
Berdych and Gasquet have met twelve times in their careers and are old rivals. The two players have each won six games and are evenly matched; however, since last year, Berdych has won three consecutive games against Gasquet.
, completely reversing the disadvantageous situation between the two people in the past.
This meeting is full of highlights. The key point is whether Berdych can seize the opportunity, regain his form, and reverse the downturn of the past half year; of course, Gasquet will never give up easily, from Wimbledon to
Flushing's consistent and excellent state will be the best weapon.
Berdych took the next set first, "6:2".
Gasquet, Jedi counterattack, "6:3", "6:4", "6:1".
Finally, Gasquet ended his three-game losing streak against Berdych and advanced to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Grand Slam. The former genius seemed to have finally found his track.
So, next, Gasquet’s opponent in the quarterfinals is...?
On the eighth match day, all the bustling eyes were directed towards Louis Armstrong Stadium——
"Gawain VS Agut".
As Gao Wen said, "half a home court" is only half a home court after all, and there is no comparison with Federer's global home courts, not to mention this is the US Open.
With Isner and Donald Young competing for the quarterfinals at the same time, there is no suspense about the choice of the US Open Organizing Committee. In addition, Wawrinka also deserves a center court treatment, so Arthur Ashe Stadium
The arrangements for the two men’s singles matches also emerged:
"Federer vs Isner".
"Wawrinka vs Donald Young".
Not surprising.
Naturally, Gao Wen came to Louis Armstrong Stadium for the first time to play, but his opponent was a little surprised.
Originally, when the draw was released, the matchup of seeds in this small division once aroused heated discussion because the opponent against Gawain was Goffin.
Goffin from Belgium.
Last summer, the ATP official website introduced two rising stars as the headlines on its home page. One was Goffin, who was returning from injury, and the other was Gao Wen, who entered the professional arena from the NCAA. The two players competed in European and North American challenges respectively.
Reached the top spot for three consecutive weeks with fifteen consecutive victories.
Suddenly, both players attracted much attention and sparked widespread discussion.
In the blink of an eye, a year has passed, and both Gawain and Goffin have lived up to expectations, gaining a foothold in the tour in their own way and winning a place.
A year ago, the unknown player who entered the tournament with a wild card suddenly became the second seed in the tournament, and became the biggest attraction in the 4/4 area as the defending champion.
A year ago, the young player who had just returned from injury and was always not favored due to his physical disadvantage has now firmly established himself in the top 20 in the world.
Gao Wen, born in 1995, and Goffin, born in 1990, are representatives of youth storm——
This is the scene that everyone is looking forward to, the youthful storm meeting again.
When Raonic was plagued by injuries and Dimitrov fell into a slump, Goffin's stable performance quietly completed the overtake, and he has quietly reached the fourteenth place in the world rankings.
Now, Goffin is the second-highest-ranked player born after 1990 after Gawain, and he can be called a new representative of Youth Storm.
Imagine the two matchups in area 4/4, area 7/8 is the challenger alliance collision, area 8/8 is the encounter of Youth Storm, it is indeed worth looking forward to.
However.
Agut stirs up trouble.
In the third round of the tournament, Agut and Goffin had a head-to-head confrontation, and something unexpected happened again. It was the thousand and first time at this year's US Open. By this time, people were used to it and were not surprised.
"6:2", "7:5", Goffin played the first two sets.
"6:3", Agut regained the set in a thrilling manner.
Just when everyone was looking forward to the continuation of the exciting collision, the hot weather once again became the third competitor on the court. Goffin suffered from severe symptoms of heat stroke cramps. Although he still tried to continue fighting, his body still broke out in the end.
lamp.
Goffin had no choice but to withdraw from the game.
Like Sock, Sock had to withdraw from the game with a big score of "2:1" at the time. Now Goffin also walks Agut into the top 16 in this way and has no chance to challenge Gawain.
A sigh.
The peak of the Grand Slam retirement frenzy also occurred on this court. In the 2011 US Open, a total of 17 people retired; and this year's US Open has just entered its second week, and the number of people who have withdrawn has already reached 16
.
The numbers continue to grow.
So, there is the match before us, Gao Wen and Agut compete for a place in the top eight.
Before the game, there was a lot of discussion. Although the youthful duel between Goffin and Gawain could not be staged, and although Agut's promotion was due to some luck, Agut was still a severe challenge for Gawain.
First of all, Agut has a solid bottom line. He is a player who has defeated Djokovic three times on hard courts. His baseline ability is very, very good.
Secondly, the condition of Gao Wen's right ankle is unknown. Although the test of three games has helped Gao Wen regain some form and feel, is this enough?
Compared with other events in the fourth round, this one may not be as topical and high-profile, but the suspense of outcome is as high as any other game.
Agut can be regarded as Gao Wen's first real test in New York this year.
Although the first three rounds had different twists and turns, the impact of Zverev, Fish and Bellusic was still not enough after all, and now it is completely different.
In addition to being ranked the 23rd seed, Agut's bottom line difficulty is also one of the top 16. Any player who wants to defeat him will need to spend a lot of effort.
But from another perspective, if Gauvin wants to go further, after the Grand Slam tournament enters its second week, now is the time to raise it to a higher level.
status, need to keep up.
Such a test can also be regarded as preparation for subsequent more difficult and difficult challenges.
With this mentality, Gawain appeared on the stage under the attention of the crowd of people.
It was the first time I stepped foot on Louis Armstrong Stadium this year, but I felt a sense of closeness.
The entire audience and the millions of viewers in front of the TV can see it at a glance——
Gao Wen's right ankle is wrapped with heavy protection. No matter what the injury is, he needs to pay attention and be careful. This is especially true in the game with Agut.
No doubt there will be a lot of movement, a lot, a lot. A lot.
