Tobias rambled on, and Sampras looked at Gawain who was taking it easy. His nervousness relaxed a little, and he patted Gawain on the shoulder.
"Just be yourself."
Then, Sampras gently nodded at Gawain to express encouragement.
Under the gaze of Sampras and Tobias, Gao Wen opened the door of the press conference hall and entered. As soon as he walked in, he could feel the bustling heat wave, and the whole audience was filled with excitement.
Appraising, probing, and hesitant eyes were all focused on it.
Gawain's steps paused slightly. He knew what kind of storm he might face, and he also knew what kind of hail of bullets he might face, but he was already prepared. Reporters are not scary, and neither is Isner.
, making this storm more violent.
"please."
There was a press officer at the scene who was responsible for presiding over the order and made an invitation gesture to Gao Wen, indicating that Gao Wen should take a seat in the center of the audience.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen walked over calmly and scanned the whole place, but found that there were no Asian faces in the whole place. He was a little surprised. He thought he could see the faces of Zhan Jun or Hu Litao here.
But what Gao Wen didn't know was that Zhan Jun and Hu Litao were both commentators, not reporters. At this time, they were both commentating on the live broadcast of the first match day, so how could they have time to come for an interview.
What about other reporters?
The Chinese reporters had already come to the press conference room. However, the press conference after Peng Shuai defeated Zheng Jie to advance to the second round of the Chinese Derby was being held. Among the two choices, after struggling, they finally chose
"Victory"; as for other Asian reporters, they did not hesitate to choose the former between Nishikori Kei and Takamoto.
It's just a coincidence.
However, a quick scan will reveal that the Grand Slam tournament is indeed extraordinary. There are more than a hundred reporters sitting in the press conference room bustlingly - this is obviously just the tip of the iceberg of the thousands of reporters who come to interview the US Open.
It was already the grandest scene Gawain had ever experienced.
Gurgling.
Gurgling.
No need to speak, just the carbon dioxide breathed out can make people feel the heat wave coming towards their faces.
Inadvertently, Gawain straightened his waist a little, as his mother said not to hunch his back.
"Okay, reporters, you can ask questions."
The on-site press officer spoke, and then waited for reporters to raise their hands before calling their names.
Gawain's heart beat slightly faster, and he was ready for any attack, but——
There was silence.
There was no movement or sound among the more than a hundred reporters in front of them. They were just sitting quietly, as if they were facing a group of robots.
Huh? What's going on?
Gao Wen raised his eyebrows. He had imagined many possibilities, but he did not expect this one at all. He couldn't help but look down at the name card in front of him. Could it be that the organizing committee didn't write his name and nationality correctly?
"Reporters, you can ask questions now."
The press officer also realized that the situation was a bit embarrassing and asked again, but——
There was silence.
There was still no movement in the press conference room, because it was so ridiculous that Gawain almost thought it was a prank.
In 2021, something like this happened in men's tennis.
At the Miami Masters, the young Polish player Hubert Hurkacz (Hubert-Hurkacz) was upset all the way, ranking in a series of world rankings such as Medvedev, Zverev Jr., Tsitsipas, and Rublev.
He stood out among the top ten players and won the final championship. He became the first Polish player in history to win the Masters Championship and once appeared on the headlines of major media.
However, three weeks later, the Monte Carlo Masters started, and Hurkacs once again successfully defeated his opponent to advance to the second round and came to attend the post-match press conference.
The well-behaved Hurkacs waited for reporters to ask questions, but... the whole audience was silent.
Hurkacs was a little confused and didn't understand what happened. He could only keep smiling. After waiting for about thirty seconds, there was still no response. He could only say "thank you" politely, then stood up and left the press conference room.
In fact, at the Masters, whether a player holds a press conference depends on whether a reporter applies for it, which means that a post-game press conference can only be held when a reporter wants to interview the player.
Since the press conference has been held, it means that the reporter's application has been responded to, but after Hurkac appeared, no one asked questions. This is undoubtedly very ridiculous and lacks respect.
Later, this incident was considered by countless people to be the most embarrassing and humiliating moment in men's tennis in 2021 - it was not Hulkac who needed to feel the shame, but the silent reporters.
Even for the Masters champion, who is second only to the Grand Slam, Hurkacs suffered this kind of treatment, which is really dumbfounding.
Of course, two months after this incident, Hurkacs suffered a slump of six consecutive defeats; instead, he made a strong recovery at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Born in 1997, he defeated Medvedev and Federer along the way and became a strong player.
The top four performed very well and gave their own response.
In the last life, when Gawain saw the news, he just thought it was ridiculous, but he never thought that he would also encounter such treatment?
At that time, Hurkacs smiled throughout the whole process and did not get angry or angry. This did not leave any excuse for reporters. So how should Gawain respond?
"Reporters, you can ask questions now."
The on-site press officer spoke in Chinese, because after the English interview session, there were corresponding interviews in native languages. He was obviously worried that he would miss the Chinese media, so he asked the question again, but the response he received was still silence.
Looking at each other.
Gawain chuckled, sincerely, with a smile overflowing from his eyes, and then said in a joking tone.
"It seems that the difficulty of Chinese is really embarrassing for everyone."
Gawain pointed to his name card with his finger, then clenched his fist and said encouragingly.
"Actually, you can try it and see. Believe in yourself. It's not that difficult."
After saying that, Gao Wen stood up gracefully and waved to the reporters.
"Thanks!"
Then, Gao Wen left the press conference room with light steps.
When you open the door, you can see the astonished expressions on the faces of Tobias and Sampras. They are even more shocked and stunned than Gawain.
But Gawain laughed heartily, "See, I told you, you don't need to worry, I can handle it."
Tobias:...What? Does this mean you don’t need to worry?
Tobias's anger suddenly surged. What on earth is going on with these reporters? It's obvious that they are toying with the players. What is this? Are you going to show off in Isner's place? They usually can't stop chattering.
,Are they all suddenly mute now?
It is unbearable!
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, they still think it is a kitten!
