It can be truly felt in all aspects that the "Gawain fever" continues to heat up, and with the strong publicity of Gawain's local operations, it has further reached its peak.
Those who like it, those who don't like it; those who are curious, those who are interested in it; those who are concerned, those who are passing by... countless eyes continue to surge.
Then, a mood diary sparked heated discussion on social networks.
This diary records the whole process from the first time I came into contact with Gao Wen to witnessing the miracle of Gao Wen's victory at the US Open and then to the close contact with the diamond court.
The simple and simple words can deeply feel the process of falling into love step by step until the end of true love, so that readers can't help but follow the ups and downs and immerse themselves in it. In the blink of an eye, it became famous on different social network platforms, detonating hard-to-find stories.
Confident discussion heat.
Post from Jiang Yanqing.
She wrote the post just to record her mood, especially the feeling of being in close contact with Gao Wen after today's game. It was particularly strong and hot. She was so passionate that she turned it into words and recorded it, hoping to treasure the memories, but after finishing writing
Didn't pay any attention to it.
It was Qiao Wangsheng who knocked on her in the group, "You wrote this, right?"
When Jiang Yanqing saw that the number of retweets had exceeded 300,000 and the number of reads had exceeded 5 million, she was dumbfounded and couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.
Jiang Yanqing was a little dumbfounded. Although she was very surprised, she still replied.
"It would be great if someone could really like Gawain and cheer for him because of this."
One victory, just one victory, once again set off a storm, truly demonstrating Gao Wen's strong influence in the local area from all aspects.
However, as the center of the storm, Gawain has no time to pay attention to the Internet craze——
As he said after the game, he is still adjusting his condition. He needs more training and more games to regain his touch. Training is the top priority.
What's more, the Imperial Open is different from the US Open. The schedule is only one week, with games every day. This also means that after one game ends, the second game will be played the next day. There is no adjustment time in between, just like the previous challenge.
The schedule is the same, but this is a different rhythm.
After defeating Mayer to advance to the second round, Gao Wen then had to challenge Latvian player Ernests-Gulbis.
Gulbis, who was born in 1988, is one of the top ten new players in the world this year. Because of his wealthy family, fans affectionately call him the rich second generation, nicknamed "Gu Shao". He is quirky and outspoken on the court.
His unbridled fiery temper also left a deep impression on people.
In 2013, during the French Open, when Gulbis was asked about his views on the Big Four, this upright young man said this.
"I respect Roger, Rafa, Novak and Andy, but in my opinion, they are all very boring players."
"Federer's image is that of a good man with no flaws. I say it again, I respect him, but he is the one who started the boring style in tennis. Many young people go to learn from him. When I hear them say like Federer, 'Victory'
The reason is that I did a better job at a certain time', it almost drove me crazy, they originally regarded the opponent as an idiot, but they had to act hypocritically during the interview."
This year, it is also the French Open. Gulbis is about to face Djokovic, his childhood friend who trained at the same tennis school. He commented that "money and honor have changed him", which caused a quarrel off the court.
Of course, compared to these remarks, the incident in 2009 when Gulbis illegally solicited prostitutes and was arrested on the spot by an undercover policewoman during a game in Stockholm was undoubtedly more sensational and lively, so much so that he announced that he would never do so in the future.
Go to Sweden to compete.
In fact, since he entered the professional arena in 2004, Gulbis has been struggling to find his own playing style. Although he reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2008, it was not until this year that he really figured it out:
At the French Open in May, Gulbis unexpectedly defeated Federer and advanced all the way to the semi-finals. While creating his best record in a Grand Slam, he also reached the top ten in the world rankings for the first time.
This young master's playing style is very unique. His forehand has a wide range of movements, just like a character in a fighting game who needs luck before amplifying his moves. His forehand is also full of ritual, and every move is full of movement.
has distinctive characteristics, so his forehand shots are often difficult to conceal——
It was even larger and more obvious than the forehand lead of Mayer, Gowan's opponent in the first round, so much so that it became his personal characteristic.
It is precisely because of the lack of concealment of the forehand that Gulbis's famous stunt on the tour is his backhand, which is known as a violent double reverse. It is solid and tough, able to resist and hit, and the entire impact and tail power are
They are all thick; coupled with excellent baseline movement and good serving ability, he is very competitive on both clay and hard courts.
However, due to his hot temper and distractions from off-field affairs, his performance on the field fluctuated greatly, which also affected Gulbis's competitiveness. He was not able to stay in the top ten in the world for too long; later, because of the big and small
Small injuries caused a drop in rankings.
But no one can underestimate Gulbis, and it always takes a lot of effort to defeat him.
In Gulbis's career, he defeated Djokovic in Brisbane in 2009, Federer twice on clay in 2010 and 2014, Murray in Montreal in 2013, and twice in 2012 and 2014.
Defeating Berdych in the Grand Slam and winning two consecutive games against Tsonga in 2013 and 2014 are all his outstanding records.
Not long ago, in the second round of the US Open, Gulbis played against Thiem. After winning two sets first, he was defeated by Thiem in three consecutive sets.
In the post-match interview, Gulbis said, "The next time I meet him, I will take the initiative to admit defeat, because it can help him save energy." But surprisingly, Gulbis and Tim instead
became friends.
Objectively speaking, Gulbis, like Mayer, is at the peak of his career this year, and his overall condition and feel are at their best. Even if Gao Wen is in his best condition, he still needs to go all out to face Gulbis.
What's more, Gao Wen is not at his best right now. He has not recovered from the first round, and must enter the second round without stopping.
At this year's Imperial Open, Gulbis was ranked seventh seed and advanced in the first round by defeating Italian player Fognini in straight sets.
Sampras believes this is a tough fight.
But Sampras also said that facing players with solid baseline abilities such as Mayer and Gulbis in succession will be an important help for Gao Wen to regain his form and feel.
The second round also partially confirmed Sampras’s thoughts——
The correct part is that Gulbis is indeed a very solid and difficult player. His baseline hitting ability and coverage area are among the top ranks, which is a whole level higher than Mayer. This also means that
, Gao Wen’s offense and defense both need to further improve their status.
The slightly different part is that Gulbis is also experiencing "Grand Slam Syndrome".