It's not "defeat", but "crush". The difference between a verb shows the completely different emotions. If you add the disdain and contempt on Kyrgios's face, I believe every reporter present will not misunderstand.
What Kyrgios really means——
If possible, Kyrgios wouldn't mind giving Gawain a good lesson with his fists, literally crushing Gawain and crushing every bone and muscle in him.
The understatement of words can deeply feel the grit behind the words.
Even though the reporter didn't ask any further questions, Kyrgios was already talking nonsense and making comments about Gawain.
"...He is just a hypocrite."
At the post-match press conference, Kyrgios seemed to have been waiting for this day for a long time, and he was ready to reveal Gawain's true face without any guidance from reporters.
In the past four days, Gawain's rise to fame in Flushing was truly astonishing. How could Kyrgios not hear about it?
Kyrgios has a lot of complaints that he wants to express, but no one seems to be interested at all. This makes Kyrgios even more aggrieved. He feels that the public and the media have been deceived by the appearance of Gawain's good student and good boy.
, he has the obligation to lift the mask of that hypocrite.
Now, the opportunity has finally come.
"Doesn't he like winning? He obviously wants to win the game with all his eyes and heart. Victory is the only meaningful thing in his eyes and mind. Even in the exhibition game, he doesn't have any entertainment spirit. He wants to win wholeheartedly and strictly, but the result is
He even pretends to show that he needs to lower his profile."
"hehe."
this……
Some reporters don’t quite understand Kyrgios’ logic. Isn’t it a good thing to like winning but a bad thing?
"Nick, don't you like winning?"
A reporter immediately asked at the scene.
Kyrgios didn't panic at all and shook his head matter-of-factly.
"No, I think it's fine."
"I think entertaining people is more important than winning games. If a game doesn't entertain, then what's the point?"
In fact, this is the only truth Kyrgios has been adhering to throughout his career: entertaining people.
Every game he plays is like this, teasing his opponents, irritating his opponents, hitting shots like a juggling act, making rounds like a circus, etc., etc., all are part of the performance, and the ultimate goal is to entertain the public.
But does he really not like winning?
Probably not.
When the game is in trouble or unsatisfactory, when the game is helpless or in poor condition, he always gets angry and has countless derailed violent actions, but is he disappointed with himself and the game or is he disappointed with not being able to do it?
Considering both winning and entertaining the public but being disappointed, I'm afraid he himself doesn't have the answer.
However, it was true that he didn't care so much about winning or losing. He was drunk in the bar the day before the game, and it was not once or twice that he sang and danced after losing the game.
These are all facts.
But the problem is that Kyrgios is just starting out now, and his bad record has not yet come so far that reporters have no way of telling whether Kyrgios is serious or joking.
With such a straightforward and sharp answer, he blocked the reporters' questions so abruptly that the reporters on the scene were choked.
If Gawain is uncontrollable because he is wise and steady and slippery, then Kyrgios is uncontrollable because he is a wild horse that cannot be tamed.
The reporters also had a headache, "But you just said you wanted to crush Gawain."
Didn’t you say you don’t care about winning? Then why do you still want to win?
"Yes." Kyrgios admitted very simply.
"I don't like that guy, and he probably doesn't like me either, but I particularly like the way others hate me but lose to me. I like to see him frustrated but forced to shut up. So, I will try my best to use
Use all my energy to crush him hard."
whee.
Kyrgios showed his white teeth and smiled brightly at the reporters. Even across a table, you could see Kyrgios shaking his legs in a nonchalant manner, completely treating the press conference as a press conference.
A game.
The reporters at the scene were also a little confused. One Gawain was already difficult enough, and now Kyrgios is even more difficult to deal with. Is this a "king meets king"?
Despite all the questions, the breaking point that reporters dreamed of finally appeared——
"Kyrgios VS Gawain, duel tomorrow!"
Crackling.
It seemed that the sound of burning could be clearly heard in the air, and the billowing smoke of gunpowder was blowing towards my face. One news hot topic after another was really overwhelming.
At this time, major news media are still lamenting that Gao Wen once again made history and ushered in continuous breakthroughs in one go.
Open the sports section of the Chinese media, and all the headlines on the front page are the name and face of "Gao Wen", overwhelming the screen. After the end of the World Cup in Brazil last month, the carnival of competitive sports once again ushered in. In just a few days
, "Gao Wen" has become the undisputed number one hot spot on social networks.
If an upset victory in the first round is more or less a matter of luck, then winning two games in a row has already proved his strength and instantly made domestic fans excited. The keyword "US Open third round, Gawain" is high
It hangs at the top of the hot search list and is widely publicized to everyone.
Then the media couldn't wait to analyze Gauvin's chances of winning in the third round, because neither Kyrgios nor Seppi was a seed player, which also meant that Gauvin had a good fortune and might be able to perform well again and beat the best in history.
How about further improving your performance?
Overseas media have paid close attention to the rise of Asian forces. On the one hand, the women's singles performed well, with Peng Shuai creating the biggest upset since the start of the tournament; on the other hand, two Asian faces appeared in the top 32 of the men's singles, Gao Wen.
and Kei Nishikori, which also disrupted the draw for this year’s US Open.
So, can they go one step further and make history?
Gurgling.
Gurgling.
On that side, Kyrgios provided a breakthrough point in a timely manner.
Whether it's the "hypocrite theory" or "crushing the opponent", it has a powerful attack power, not to mention the sentence "I especially like the way others hate me but lose to me", it is simply the ultimate killer weapon, as
Machine guns opened fire, and all the media's attention immediately focused on——
Is this arrogance? Or is it full of confidence?
No matter what, the US Open still ushered in a youth storm. After Gawain, Kyrgios, and Kei Nishikori, there were Thiem, Dimitrov, Raonic, Goffin, and Andre Kurz.
Five young players born after 1990, including Andrey-Sov, joined hands to advance to the top 32.
Any time the back wave rises, it is gratifying because they represent the future of the sport.
Moreover, in addition to "Gawain VS Kyrgios", the game "Goffin VS Dimitrov" is also a "tomorrow showdown", which also means that this year's US Open top 16 has already opened for the "post-90s" generation.
Two seats are guaranteed, but the key point is, who can advance?