This year, since the clay court season, the battle for the world's No. 1 ranking has been a hot topic. It has had ups and downs, twists and turns, and finally continued to the end of the season.
But what’s interesting is that although the topic has started to come up since the end of the Sunshine Double Championship, because Djokovic has a very obvious point advantage, the two players have never had the opportunity to win a “head-to-head dialogue”. Until now, in the year-end general meeting
A valuable opportunity came on the final stage.
The "positive dialogue" mentioned here is not just a matchup, but a game that can turn the situation around. Whoever wins a game can keep the number one in the world, or whoever wins a game can reach the top.
Being No. 1 in the world, like a champion, has the opportunity to compete head-on.
Now, it's finally here.
Although it is late, although it is full of suspense, it is better to come late than to arrive at a good time. At the O2 Arena, in the year-end finals, a positive dialogue will be completed.
Between winning and losing, it is not just a question of who will win the championship, but who will be ranked No. 1 in the world will also face an earth-shaking key turning point. It is so exciting.
This is the picture that people have been waiting for.
It is precisely because of this that this semi-final is more sensitive, exciting and suspenseful.
The fans exploded at once——
After the pre-match predictions and the outcome were revealed, the group entered explosion mode.
Djokovic fans: Be bold!
The world's No. 1 ranking has not yet changed hands. Djokovic is still the king. One or two have already begun to badmouth? Don't worry, Djokovic has never been afraid of challenges. He will fight back doubts with practical actions and defend them again.
With their own crown as the top player, they can't wait for the game to start.
Gawain fans: Fight!
They have never needed the support of those professionals, because Gao Wen has been constantly advancing amidst doubts and provocations in his career so far, proving himself time and time again, and this time is no exception. Gao Wen is ready, not for the world's No. 1
One just fights to win.
Neutral fans: It’s a fight, it’s a fight!
They don't care who wins or loses, but this year's year-end finals have been disappointing several times, so can the next game be more exciting? It doesn't require the quality of the Australian Open final or the US Open final, just the Imperial Capital final or the Paris Masters
The quality of the finals is already satisfactory enough.
The O2 Arena is like a powder keg, igniting and exploding at the drop of a hat.
Everything points to this head-on confrontation that is highly anticipated and anticipated.
Close your eyes, listen and feel with your heart, the heat wave surging in the air will hit your chest hard, and your blood will quietly boil.
However, the more excited you are, the calmer you will be, and the more excited you will be, the calmer you will be.
The chat between Gawain and Bob last night was not polite or modest, he was serious.
In just eighteen months, Gao Wen and Djokovic are about to meet for the eleventh time. In the past three months alone, they have faced each other four times. The two players already know each other's technical and tactical combinations thoroughly.
We know everything about each other's batting habits and so on, there are no secrets.
Of course, there must be something new every time we meet, and some adjustments will be made at the technical and tactical levels, but these are details, not frameworks.
In other words, instead of trying to win by surprise, it is better to be down-to-earth and steady, put yourself first, and then adapt to the actual situation.
Everything depends on on-the-spot performance, and the more top players compete, the more so.
Gawain admitted that he was under pressure——
The competition for the number one spot in the world at the end of the year is an objective fact and a focus that cannot be ignored. Instead of pretending that it does not exist, it is better to frankly admit your desire for victory and urgency for the goal, and then turn the pressure into motivation.
Back to the game itself.
Right now, the only person who needs to focus is Djokovic. That's all.
calm!
The focus of his vision gradually gathered, and all the waves and flames calmed down, turned into faith and fighting spirit, and quietly settled down.
The host's introduction at the O2 Arena came to my ears, and the cheers at the venue were rising steadily. You could clearly feel the rising temperature of the heat wave.
ah!
Ahhhh!
Then, Gao Wen carried his own equipment bag, stepped onto the court, waved his hand, and instantly ignited the whole stadium.
boom--
"Fight!"
The screams and shouts transformed instantly, condensed into a rope, and exploded with incredible energy, making the entire stadium tremble.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
again and again.
Again, again.
Even if you have no passion for tennis, even if you have no experience in competitive sports, you can still feel the powerful and ferocious beating of your heart at this moment. A strange and turbulent, surging and hot emotion instantly floods your brain and burns all reason.
Exhausted, falling into madness.
At this moment, in the next two hours, temporarily put down the worries and burdens of life, devote yourself wholeheartedly to a sport, feel the pulse, feel the heartbeat, feel the struggle, feel the battle, and break away from repeating yourself day after day.
life, feel life again.
This is the energy that Gawain brings now.
Immediately afterwards, Djokovic appeared.
Obviously, the world's number one fans came well prepared, and the instant burst of energy completely changed the atmosphere of the O2 Arena.
"Noel! Bang bang!"
"Noel! Bang bang!"
One sound after another, incredibly surpassing the heat wave just now, pushing the atmosphere to a new peak, causing the entire audience to be shocked.
Now it seems that Djokovic's fans are really angered. Like Djokovic, they have an unprecedented fighting spirit.
If you don’t lose people, you don’t lose the team, let alone the ball——
From the very beginning, the fans took a tough stance to express their stance. Before the game even started, there was already a smell of gunpowder in the air.
You come and go, not giving an inch.
The tense and anxious atmosphere continued to the two players:
The relationship between Djokovic and Gauvin has always been delicate. Especially after this year's Australian Open, it was once tense. Although both parties later expressed their respect for each other, friendship, like love, also requires a little fate.
Maybe they are not enemies, but they are certainly not friends either.
During the handshake session before the game, you can faintly feel the slight tension in the air.
Later, during the coin guessing session, Djokovic guessed correctly and chose to serve first.
Every detail makes a slight difference.
In Djokovic's games, he rarely chooses to serve first. As we all know, Djokovic is good at receiving the serve, but his serving ability is often underestimated; but Djokovic
I don't mind, I often choose to start by receiving the serve, using the serve as my secret weapon.
Today, not so.
Djokovic understands the importance of having the right to serve on indoor hard courts, especially when facing a dangerous opponent like Gawain, so he did not hesitate to choose to serve first.
Moreover, he showed his determination and status from the very beginning.
Bend your knees, push off the ground, turn around, swing the racket——