"I could have won today, but I'm not willing to give in."
This simple sentence can capture a hint of sourness in Macdonald's nasal voice. The smile on his lips is obviously rising, but it is unbearably bitter.
Gawain gently patted Macdonald on the back, "Remember this unwillingness now, it will be firmly imprinted in my mind, and it will become motivation the next time I play. Victory and failure are actually the same thing.
"
Hearing Macdonald's words, a touch of bitterness flashed across Giron's eyes, and he thought of his own game; but then he heard Gawain's words, and in just a few words, he could feel Gawain's desire for victory, and his determination beyond his age.
Maturity and wisdom.
Although they had been together for a season, Jilong found that Gao Wen was still very strange.
Here, MacDonald chewed Gawain's words carefully, and when he poured out his negative emotions, he felt much more comfortable. He took a long breath, finally catching fresh oxygen, and then raised his head to see Jilong's expression.
"Marcos, what about you?"
Jilong shook his head and showed a wry smile, "There is still a lot to learn." Although there was no direct answer, it was enough.
"This means we still have a lot of room for growth." Gao Wen clenched his fist heavily and cheered for his two teammates——
In professional tennis competitions, there may be up to 70 or 80 games played throughout the year. No one can maintain a complete victory. No one, this also means how to face failure. This is a process that every professional player needs to go through.
In this regard, they are all novices. After all, the professional game and the NCAA are still different. They all need to learn step by step.
MacDonald and Gillon exchanged glances, then they both laughed and said in unison:
"Training maniac!"
Obviously, they saw through the subtext of Gawain's words at once. After the two people finished speaking, they high-fived each other, and then they both laughed heartily.
Gawain didn't mind at all and spread his hands, "Are you ready? I can go to the training ground and practice for another three hours at any time."
Jilong shuddered:
After two hours of high-intensity confrontation, another three hours of training? It felt so good. I didn’t dare to think about it. I really didn’t dare to think about it. Then I quickly stepped back and put some distance between myself, as if Gawain was some kind of virus.
, you may get sick if you get close.
Seeing this, Gawain laughed with satisfaction.
MacDonald was not surprised, and then he remembered something, "Ah, Gawain, what about you? What was the result of your competition with that red underwear?"
Jilong also reacted and patted his thigh hard, making a crisp "pop" sound, which made Gawain and MacDonald both frown and cry out in pain.
But Jilong himself felt nothing at all, and looked at Gawain blankly, "I forgot, how was your game! What happened to those damn red underwear?"
Red underwear?
Hahaha.
Obviously, both Gillon and MacDonald were very dissatisfied with Kokkinakis's inexplicable provocation and had always kept it in mind.
The smile in Gawain's eyes overflowed, and laughter surged in his chest.
"Won!"
Then Gawain showed off his biceps in a very exaggerated pose like Popeye, and said in a loud voice.
"How is it! Am I particularly powerful?"
Gillon and MacDonald both jumped high and hugged Gawain enthusiastically. The joy and happiness from their hearts burst out like this, as if they were the ones who won the game. They completely forgot about the bitterness of losing just now and jumped up again.
Jumping and cheering in celebration.
No matter what, one of the Bruins' three Musketeers always advanced to the second round.
After waiting for the cheers and celebrations to end, Jilong realized that his thighs were burning and hurting so much that he suddenly turned into a unicorn, grinning and jumping on the spot. He looked like a circus acrobat. His thick and long reflex nerves were really impressive.
Gawain and Macdonald both burst into laughter.
The bitterness of defeat seems to be less intense.
At the same time, the two favorites to win the championship, Zverev Jr. and Stachovsky, also advanced, but the specific circumstances are different.
Stakhovsky was in hot form, losing two straight sets and only losing three games, advancing strongly and showing strong dominance in the challenge level competition.
It is worth mentioning that two NCAA opponents, Dennis Nguyen and Ryan Shawn, met in the first round. Nguyen won in two sets and will challenge Stachovsky in the second round.
Zverev Jr. had just arrived in North America from Europe, and was unable to fully adapt to the jet lag and weather. He unfortunately lost the first set in a tie-break, but he immediately adjusted his condition and completed two consecutive "6:1" comebacks.
Even though he lost a set, his strength can still be seen.
Overall, the first day of competition was uneventful. Only the fifth seed was upset and the other games were uneventful or even lackluster.
For the players, this is daily life. High-ranked players defeat low-ranked players and continue the game calmly. But for reporters, this is a disaster——
Because there is no explosive point.
What to do with the news page?
If there are no gimmicks, then the reporter’s task is to create gimmicks. No matter what, there is always something to be done, right?
As for the target... who else is more suitable than top seed Zverev Jr.?
In professional events, including gold medals and tour events, each event organization has an official press conference. However, the scale of press conferences for different levels of events is obviously different. Only the press conferences of the Grand Slam and Masters are
It is a mandatory requirement that players must attend.
As for other levels of competition, let’s look at the organizing committee and see how they will arrange the venue for the press conference. It is certain that the top big-name players will definitely have the opportunity to face reporters, but other unknown players will want to attend.
There may not even be a chance for a press conference.
Binghamton is just a challenge game, and there is no official post-game press conference. The reporters get what they need and go to the corresponding stadium to wait patiently. However, even so, there are not many reporters to interview. The main thing is
ATP official website reporter, event official reporter, etc.
Just like Gowan, Macdonald and Geelong, no reporters came to watch after the game because no one cared.
But Zverev, as a highly anticipated rising star of tomorrow, had more than a dozen reporters gathered at the exit of the arena, making the lineup seem noisy and huge.
The reporters asked Zverev a lot of weird questions, hoping to create a explosive point. Then, an inexplicable and illogical question appeared.
"In the first set today, you saved a set point but still lost the first set, and today on Court 3, Gao saved a match point and turned the game around. How do you think he performed? Did he have it?