The world outside the window is filled with heavy rain. The sky is dark and the downpour is tightly covering the city of New York. There is no light in the sky. The world instantly shrinks to the eaves, and you can touch the border with open arms.
I couldn't help but peek out slightly. It seemed like there was a hole in the sky, and the mighty flood just poured down, with no end in sight.
On the eleventh match day, all matches are suspended.
There was an illusion in a trance, like traveling through time and space, as if the last Grand Slam of the year had just started yesterday. People could not restrain their excitement and began to look forward to the wonderful showdown in Flushing this year, but in a blink of an eye, they were distracted.
The competition has come to an end.
The semi-finals are about to begin——
This year's men's and women's singles semi-final lineup has surprises hidden among the upsets. Every clash is worth looking forward to, and the audience has already been gearing up.
However!
Unexpectedly, a heavy rain stole all the focus and successfully silenced all reporters, fans, and players.
Originally, today was the match day for the men's doubles and women's singles semi-finals, and the final lineup was about to be decided, and Flushing was also looking forward to a good show; tomorrow was the match day for the women's doubles and men's singles semi-finals, and everything was going in an orderly manner.
Heading towards the top of the Forbidden City, the decisive battle is getting closer and closer.
result……
Arthur Ashe Stadium only had time to hold a men's doubles semi-final. In the second game of the matinee, before the players had time to take the stage, a heavy rain hit, and the subsequent schedule was completely disrupted, including the event organizing committee and
The staff could only look at the sky temporarily and wait for the rain to stop.
However, the continuous heavy rain continued from the afternoon to the evening, with no end in sight, and there was still no possibility of the two women's singles semi-finals scheduled to be held at night.
In the end, the event organizing committee could only regretfully announce that all matches on the eleventh match day were cancelled——
This is not unusual, but it caused a burst of ridicule, "again".
Generally speaking, the Grand Slam is a two-week event, and the men's singles final is held on the weekend of the second week as the final feast. This has become a tradition.
The four Grand Slams have always avoided delaying the event to Monday of the third week. The main reason is that Monday is a working day, and the stadium attendance and broadcast ratings will be directly affected. This is obviously not a good thing for the event.
But the impact of weather cannot be avoided after all.
For five consecutive years, the US Open has been postponed to the 15th day. The main culprit is rain. For the players, this has long been a surprise.
In order to avoid such a situation, the US Open has also begun to add a roof to the Arthur Ashe Stadium this year. The structure has been capped, but it is not yet put into use. We still need to wait patiently until next year.
As a result, New York, which had been slightly affected by light rain in the previous two weeks but was generally stable, was still unable to get rid of the entanglement of heavy rain. If it didn't rain, it would rain continuously, and the schedule was completely disrupted.
In the first half of the race, the heat was unbearable, and news of injuries and retirements robbed the event of its glory; in the second half, rain made things worse, and off-field footage still grabbed the spotlight unwilling to be outdone.
Only the strongest and toughest players can persevere until the end.
Another charm of competitive sports is revealed. The game is not only about the players' own performance, nor is it only about the performance on the field. It also has off-field interference, from weather, environment, fans, media and other factors. These tests
It is also a difficult challenge.
After all the schedule was canceled on the eleventh match day, the tournament organizing committee reluctantly announced——
Super Friday is coming soon.
On the twelfth match day, there will be carnival in Flushing.
Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Matinee, starts at eleven o'clock.
The first game, "Penetta VS Halep".
The second game, "Serena Williams VS Vinci".
Night show, starts at 17 o'clock.
The first game, "Djokovic VS Dimitrov".
The second game, "Gawain VS Federer".
In other words, the four men's and women's singles semifinals are about to be staged in full, and those spectators with Arthur Ashe Stadium tickets are like winning lottery tickets and becoming rich overnight.
Among them, some clues can be seen from the arrangement of the matches. Gauvin and Federer appeared as the last match and received full attention from the event. Even on Super Friday, where stars gathered, the level of attention of this match still easily stood out, and
There is no dispute.
And, that's not all.
Louis Armstrong Stadium is equally exciting.
A mixed doubles final, a men's doubles semi-final, and two women's doubles semi-finals will take turns.
Although the doubles competition this year has been crowded with upsets, the Grand Slam tournament is coming to an end, and the collision between the semi-finals and the final is still worthy of all expectations. The best players in the past two weeks are about to face off, and there are many strong clashes on Super Friday.
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Wonderful, coming soon.
Perhaps, the only thing the fans and spectators need to do is to pray, pray that the rain will not disrupt the situation, and pray that the rain will not take away the elegance of the game again.
In fact, on the twelfth match day, the sun was just right.
It’s not strong, not hot, not exaggerated. The sunshine is just right and firmly grasps the end of summer, and New York also appears a little comfortable.
However, from the temperature point of view, the impact of yesterday's rain can still be felt. Compared with the scorching heat of the first week, today's temperature has dropped to below 20 degrees. Not only is it not hot, it is even cooler under the cool breeze.
Some early autumn coolness, players also need to make adjustments.
Otherwise, the body and feel may not be able to mobilize.
Then, after a day's rest, the battle at Arthur Ashe Stadium resumed, and all at once it pushed the chaos of this year's US Open to a new peak.
Just when people thought that Bouchard's locker room incident and Murray's upset exit were the peak of chaos, the weirdness of this year's US Open has temporarily come to an end, and the event has finally returned to normal, but it fell into chaos again after a heavy rain.
, the 720-degree flip made everyone’s internal organs begin to tumble.
In the first match of the matinee, the 33-year-old Italian veteran Pennetta took only 59 minutes to sweep Halep, shocking the second seed and advancing to the finals.
The scores of the two sets are "6:3" and "6:1".
Halep, who had the most wins on hard courts this year, had no hope at all and was defeated.
In the second matinee, Italian veteran Vinci, who reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, played his career masterpiece against defending champion Serena Williams.
Prior to this, Wenqi had played against Serena Williams four times. Serena Williams maintained a complete victory and did not lose a set. The advantage was very obvious. However, when she came to New York and pursued the Grand Slam greatness, Serena Williams failed.
It has never been adjusted to the best condition, and Wenqi seized the opportunity.
"2:6", "6:4", "6:4".
Wenqi suffered a shocking upset in three sets, once again ending Serena Williams' dream of a Grand Slam. After reaching the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career, she went one step further and advanced to the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career. She is about to compete with her Italian team
Compatriots compete for the championship and write a new history of WTA.