The sun is scorching, the breeze is blowing, and the golden sunshine of California shines through the cloudless blue. The stadium, covered with rolling heat waves, seems to be melting at any time. Even if you just stand outside for a moment, you will be sweating like rain, breathing quickly, and your eyes will almost close.
Can't open.
In such weather, you should stay in an air-conditioned room and eat watermelon and drink cocktails, or sit by the pool and lie lazily all afternoon.
However, on the UCLA tennis training ground, there was a figure running wildly.
Bang! That's the sound of hitting the ball.
Ah! That's the sound of combined force.
Back and forth, hitting the ball with all his strength, the harsh sound of the friction between the soles and the ground was instantly covered up by the sound of hot breathing, and sweat the size of peas flew apart and exploded proudly with the pulling of centrifugal force.
Be dedicated.
Meticulous.
Go all out.
The spectator stand next to the training ground was packed with seats, and the bustling voices were all attentive. They held their breath involuntarily, for fear of missing any detail, and their hearts beat wildly uncontrollably.
Not only that.
Outside the barbed wire fence around the training ground, countless people were bustling and crowded. There were three floors inside and three floors outside, and densely packed spectators stood on the sidelines in an orderly manner, staring at them covered in sweat under the scorching sun.
The whole place was completely silent, and the sound of rough and hot breathing was completely lost in the heat wave of snarling teeth.
It’s unbelievable that this is just a daily training match, but it still attracts so many spectators, even more lively than an official NCAA game——
After all, there is only one Gawain.
The one currently training in front of him was Gao Wen, who had just defended his US Open title in New York four days ago, while his training opponent across the net was Thiem.
Compared with last year's US Open and this year's Australian Open, everything is already familiar. From Tobias to Gao Hongli and Jiang Yanyun to Gao Wen himself, they have slowly found a clever balance point.
In fact, there are still many business invitations this year, which can be said to be countless. Everyone takes Gao Wen's business value in their eyes——
Needless to say, Nike generated 600 million traffic just by relying on the video of "Fighting Constantly", and in just three days, Gao Wen's US Open championship jersey sold a crazy sales of 15 million US dollars.
.
Three days!
Take a breath!
Even Nike itself was shocked.
No one wants to miss Gawain, and no one should miss Gawain.
Invitations for advertising sponsorships came in like a flood. It was no exaggeration at all. Tobias was too busy to stop. At the same time, the invitations from different events, social occasions, and magazines were as intense as a midsummer rainstorm.
Although Forbes has not yet calculated Gao Wen's current market and commercial value, according to media estimates, Gao Wen is very, very hopeful to surpass Federer and become the top spot in today's tennis, ushering in a new era——
Since 2003, Federer has become a banner of tennis. His brand image and market appeal have completely entered the next level. In the field of tennis, only Serena Williams, Nadal and Sharapova can barely be in the same weight class.
But it's not comparable.
And now, Gawain?
But if you think about it seriously, behind Gao Wen are the Chinese market and the Asian market, and sponsors from Europe and North America have been longing for such a perfect entry point, and no one wants to miss it. It seems that it is not that surprising.
However, Tobias digested all this noise perfectly and handled it perfectly, focusing on quality rather than quantity, and he also grasped priorities very well, and did not disrupt Gawain's season arrangement at all.
--World number one.
No matter what the result is, no matter what the odds are, they always have to try and see. Even Nike postponed the advertising shooting arrangements until after the Magic City Masters, all to make way for Gawain's training and competition, and Tobias
Naturally, it was easier and smoother to arrange.
After the US Open ended, Gao Wen stayed in New York for two days, accepting interviews, attending events, shooting magazines, etc. Within forty-eight hours, he was spinning like a top. He even made an appearance at New York Fashion Week, but that was all
, just like Cinderella’s magic, once midnight arrives, it returns to its most primitive and simple state.
Afterwards, Gao Wen returned to Los Angeles and rested and adjusted for about a day and a half. In addition to simple basic training, he just rested and had free time, and then——
train.
Gao Wen picked up the racket again today, rested in the morning, and started training in the afternoon.
It's one thing to compete for the number one spot in the world, but it's another thing not to have an end to the season.
This weekend, Gao Wen will once again play for his country in the Davis Cup. They will compete in the World Group play-offs. Once they can defeat their opponents, China will advance to the World Group for the first time in history and join next year's Davis Cup champions.
of contention.
Attention, expectation, pressure...
He needs training.
Everything was like a storm. In just three and a half days, it was like pressing ten times the speed. It was over before I had time to breathe. The US Open final seemed very, very far away.
but!
When the feet set foot on the training ground again, the chaos and chaos slowly calmed down, and the familiar rhythm was regained, and there was a sense of calm and tranquility.
Gawain still likes moments like this, when everything becomes simple, everything is about tennis and only tennis.
From basic warm-up to simple batting to training matches, I went step by step to wake up my body bit by bit. Even though I only had three days of rest, my body was already itching.
Some habits have been quietly integrated into the body.
It is worth mentioning that the entire North American summer hard court season came to an end after all the ups and downs, and the system actually gained a lot.
Physical attributes, incredibly, naturally improved a bit, from 93 to 94.
The technical attributes have not changed and are still 95.
The mental attribute has incredibly increased again and is now at 98.
In addition, the growth potential value has also experienced a breakthrough. I originally thought that the bottleneck would be more obvious when returning to hard courts from clay and grass; but I did not expect that after experiencing injuries, accidents, pressure and other tests, I finally faced
A series of ultimate challenges and growth potential values continue to rise.
This time, Gawain did not hesitate and superimposed all eight attribute points on the hidden attributes - more or less, it had the meaning of adding points in a cathartic way, but from another perspective, as his career progresses, so does his ability to add points.
As the season progresses, the importance of hidden attributes gradually becomes apparent.
then--
Hidden attributes:82(3/5).
Although the speed is not fast, one step at a time, after experiencing different challenges and tests in different venues, Gao Wen is still growing slowly.
That's a good thing.
So, is there any reason not to train?
Even if it's slow, the little things add up. If he wants to truly gain a foothold in the top ranks and compete tit-for-tat with other giants, he needs to stay focused.
He desires training as much as he desires growth and breakthrough.