When Gawain stood at the front, holding the trophy high like the "Lion King", paper fireworks shot out all over the sky, as gorgeous as a goddess scattering flowers. The flashes and shutter sounds surged down again, covering the high ground in the center of the stadium.
Surrounded by cultural groups, it feels like standing in the center of the world.
The award ceremony procedures of the four Grand Slams are different. The US Open is undoubtedly the most casual and simple. There is no part of playing the national anthem and raising the national flag, which means it loses some sense of ceremony.
Moreover, this year’s women’s singles final invited two women’s tennis legends, Martina Avratilova and Chris Evert, as award presenters to witness Serena Williams making history.
; However, the men's singles final obviously lacked some source of motivation. In the end, David Hargett of the US Tennis Association served as the award guest, which reduced some star power.
I'm afraid that no one could have predicted Gao Wen's summit, otherwise inviting Zhang Depei to present the award would have been an interesting choice——
However, it is unknown whether the details of Gawain's elimination of Nishikori Kei for promotion will affect Zhang Depei's decision.
Despite this, the moment of reaching the top and winning the championship is still a happy moment.
Hargit was the first to hand Gao Wen a small white envelope, which contained a championship bonus check of three million U.S. dollars - the largest among the four Grand Slam championship bonuses. The US Open is still the most generous in the entire professional tennis world.
competition; and then awarded the championship trophy to Gawain.
When Gawain saw the engraving on the championship trophy:
"2014, Wen-Gao".
A sense of reality and beauty hit him at the same time, and then Gawain looked up at the paper fireworks flying in the sky, smiling like a child.
The award ceremony came to an end amidst the flash of lights and the sound of shutters that filled the entire venue, marking the end of the last Grand Slam event in 2014.
Of course, the moment of glory belonging to the champion is far from over——
The press conference for winning the championship after the game was bustling with people. The No. 1 press conference room was so crowded that the corridor outside the door was paralyzed.
Carrying the championship trophy to the top of the Empire State Building in New York to take a championship photo. Even though the Empire State Building closed the venue, the downstairs was still surrounded by surging crowds on three floors inside and three outside. A TV station even sent a helicopter to broadcast the interview live. Then Gao Wen
The scene witnessed the birth of another historical moment:
The Empire State Building lit up in Chinese red. The bright and bright red dispelled the heavy night darkness and lit up the entire city.
That night, Gao Wen, accompanied by Tobias, attended the championship celebration dinner officially organized by the US Open. There, Gao Wen met the women's singles champion legendary superstar Serena Williams. Obviously, Serena Williams, who had just completed her self-breakthrough
Si was in a good mood, and even Gawain, who was meeting him for the first time, was chatting happily.
"Hey, I remember your name, Wen. Gao. Right? Is my pronunciation correct?" Serena Williams proactively greeted her with a smile on her face, and tried to pronounce Gao Wen's name accurately word by word.
Gawain was very surprised.
Serena Williams covered her mouth and laughed like a lady, "I saw a clip of the match between you and John. To be honest, the self-introduction part was my favorite moment at the US Open this year, second only to your championship award ceremony.
That speech.”
Gawain had no idea that Serena Williams not only knew him, but also knew a lot. He spread his hands helplessly, "It seems that there are many, many things happening on the Internet that I don't know about.
It seems like my true identity has been exposed, and although I’m not sure whether I should be happy or not, the only positive thing is that I can skip introducing myself in the future.”
The light and witty response made Serena Williams laugh happily again, "You are a funny guy."
Celebration dinners are actually not that interesting because they are all social occasions.
From reporters taking photos - yes, taking photos again; to senior members of the US Tennis Association, legendary tennis superstars at the Hall of Fame level, etc.; to the champions of other US Open events this year, doubles competitions, youth competitions, wheelchair competitions
, seniors competition, etc., all gathered together.
The dinner, first of all, is definitely not a party, and secondly, it is not a serious dinner - because the food of the dinner is not the focus. To be precise, it should be a social venue where people drink and drink together in Vanity Fair. It belongs to the upper class of the tennis world and is high in silence.
Wen opened a door.
Late at night, when Gawain returned to his hotel, it was already two o'clock in the morning.
This is not normal, extremely abnormal, and completely breaks the daily schedule of professional players; moreover, after experiencing a final and countless interviews, the energy consumption has far exceeded physical strength. The things after winning the championship are worse than a five-set battle.
It will be even harder to finish the race.
Gawain didn't even have time to take off his evening dress and suit, threw himself on the bed and fell asleep directly.
At the same time, across the Pacific Ocean, across the Asian continent, the moon sets and the sun rises, the golden sunshine shines down, everything revives, a new day begins, and this earth-shattering storm begins to brew.
"Win! Champion!"
The affirmation from "Sports Weekly", the highest-selling sports newspaper in China, kicked off with a bang. It was not only the headline on the front page, but also published a huge photo of Gao Wen——
At the moment of winning the championship, Gao Wen clenched his fist and soared into the sky with a scissor-leg posture. The gorgeous sunset and the turbulent crowd behind him were all reduced to the background. You can even clearly see the sweat on his cheeks and neck, as well as the wet jersey.
The muscular lines underneath and the clear and youthful face are filled with youthful vigor and vitality.
The power and momentum just jumped out of the sky, as if he would break free from the restraints and rush out of the paper in the next second.
This action was captured by different news agencies from different angles, and it has become the first choice for major sports media today to report on the championship.
As an Asian player, at the age of 18, as a wild card player, at 193rd in the world rankings, as a player participating in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time... Gao Wen is all making history, every key moment.
Words can easily set off a storm, and now, all the keywords have collided together:
A miracle was born like this.
The front-page headline of "Sports Weekly" created an astonishing effect comparable to Liu Xiang's 110-meter hurdles championship in Athens, and spread out in a grand manner.
And they were only one hundred and thirty-sixth of the physical newspapers and magazines that launched the report. Because it was so turbulent and fierce, many people's first reaction was:
"Are there so many domestic sports media now?"
Even the physical media was so crazy, so the online media was even more detonated, and it became popular all over the Internet in just a few hours.
"Gavin won the US Open in 2014", this keyword tag has undoubtedly topped the hot search list. It has just started in the morning, and the number of views has easily exceeded 100 million. It has spread rapidly with the attitude of swiping the screen, and it is unstoppable!