It is very, very regretful that the good show of four Asian players taking the semi-finals could not be staged in Athens. Even so, the presence of two Asian players in the semi-finals was very shocking and unexpected. This is still the first U.S. championship game this year.
A beautiful landscape.
Moreover, it is not only the matchup in the lower half, in fact, strictly speaking, the matchup in the top half is also a little surprising.
This year, Athens suffered from the "Siberian Cold Wave", which affected both men's and women's singles. Only the doubles competition was slightly normal.
Among them, the men's singles competition was even more unpopular. After two rounds, only Giron and Hess-Olesen were left among the sixteen seeds.
At that time, everyone was speculating whether this year's U.S. Championship would be a cold one, with a completely unexpected dark horse winning the championship. It was precisely because of this that the quarterfinals were played by four Asian players against American players.
The matchup becomes even more legendary.
However, the two remaining seeded players withstood the pressure and both broke into the semi-finals, defending the face of the seeded players with practical actions.
Although it is strange to say this, the reality is that the two seeded players killed the upset, but it was actually an upset.
No matter what, in the end the top four were all settled. The first half was a matchup between the seeds, and the second half was a dark horse clash, which made the finals even more exciting to watch.
Because no matter who loses or wins, the final must be a "seed vs. dark horse" showdown. So, who can have the last laugh?
and--
Rustling, rustling, and whispers spread throughout Athens in an instant.
"Bruins civil war, do you really have a chance?"
In the second stage of the National Championship, UCLA was undoubtedly the shining star. The men's and women's teams reached the top together, creating a new history in the past 24 years; and in the third stage, players from all walks of life appeared on stage, and the school's
The starlight suddenly became dim.
The Bruins women's singles were completely wiped out before the quarterfinals, and the men's doubles and women's doubles also stopped before the quarterfinals. They didn't have the grace to win the team championship at all.
Of course, this is not surprising, because the overall performance of the men's team runner-up and the women's team runner-up was also generally sluggish, and there was obviously a lack of follow-up.
The only exception was the men's singles. Gauvin and Giron were advancing in different halves of the division. In the blink of an eye, they had joined forces to reach the semi-finals. There was only one last game left before the final meeting. In an instant, the discussion in Athens was once again abuzz.
Roll up.
Crowded.
Especially when the men's singles seeds have completely withered, the number of viewers who want to watch the Bruins' civil war has also increased.
very simple--
Geelong is a well-known "little prince", while Gao Wen is the "dark horse" who emerged in the second half of the season. Under Gao Wen's strong performance, the sluggish Geelong was squeezed out of the position. However, entering the singles arena, Geelong was full of energy again.
Get new vitality, prove yourself again, and regain your own halo.
At the same time, after defeating Sarkeeson, the doubts have been calmed slightly, but Gao Wen still lacks the performance to face the top players head-on. At least the fifth seeds have not met before the season. No matter how good the results are now, the doubts can not disappear. Now finally
Have a chance to face third seed Geelong.
So, is it "The Return of the King"? Or is it "The Ascension of the New King"?
ah!
Just thinking about the whole background story, I can't help but get excited. Sure enough, this season belongs to UCLA. Even the men's singles field can create such a palace drama. How could people not look forward to it?
Where's the excitement?
Unknowingly, the men's singles competition attracted countless attention. Under the spotlight, the two semi-finals started at the same time in different venues.
After all, Giron and Hess-Olesen are seeded players with better treatment and are placed on the center court.
Correspondingly, Gao Wen and Ruan started a duel on Court No. 1.
For players, external disturbances must be an influence, but when they step onto the court, they must exclude all these distracting thoughts, otherwise off-court factors may interfere with their game and even cause them to lose the game.
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Dennis Nguyen, this is the only opponent that Gao Wen needs to focus on now.
Ruan is a very typical Asian player, 175 centimeters and 72 kilograms. He looks very thin. His strength is a shortcoming and mobility is his strong point. He is good at leveraging force. When facing pure strength players, it may be more difficult.
, but if the opponent's strength cannot completely suppress Ruan, the counterattack using his strength will be very sharp.
From the outside, he looks gentle and polite, just like a graduate student or doctor who helps the professor with research in the laboratory, and is not suitable for outdoor activities at all; but if you look carefully, you can see the perseverance revealed in his eyes.
, this is obviously a very hard-working player.
The progress of the game also proved this.
In the opening stage, Gao Wen, who was the first to enter the state, broke and held consecutively, taking a "3:0" lead. Then the game entered a stable stage, with both sides holding serve, all the way to "5:3", entering Gao Wen's serve.
Winning game.
However, Ruan launched a fierce attack in this game, relying on two "best five goals in the game" to break Gawain's serve for the first time in the game, and then defended his serve strongly to tie the score.
After catching up to a "5:5" tie, the suspense of the first set returned again.
At the critical moment, Gao Wen showed his sophistication and steadily maintained his serve, leading to "6:5". Then he launched a powerful attack on Ruan's serve. After two deuces,
He successfully won the second break point and won the first set with "7:5".
In the second set, it was the tenacious Ruan who broke serve first.
Taking advantage of Gao Wen's decline in physical strength, Ruan aggressively broke and secured to take the lead and maintained the lead until the end of the set. He was about to win the second set and decide in the deciding set.
Victory or defeat, but Gawain, who had recovered his physical strength, didn't think so.
Falling behind at 4:5 in the game, facing Ruan's serve to win the game, Gao Wen improved his condition strongly, but Ruan, who remained tight throughout the game, entered a physical trough, and then Gao Wen started the point-grabbing mode, and at the end of the game
He won 13 points in a row and broke Ruan's serve twice without any mercy, winning the entire match.
"7:5", "7:5".
A fierce battle!
Here, in a game where the bayonet saw red, Gao Wen successfully withstood Ruan's strong counterattack. Since arriving in Athens, he still maintained a record of not losing a set and entered the final with pride.
On the other side, Geelong's competitive state has also been upgraded to a new level, "7:5", "6:3", beating Heiss-Olesen neatly to advance to the final.
So, the showdown that people are most looking forward to has arrived.