Qiao Wangsheng could clearly hear the beating of his heart, which seemed to be reverberating above his eardrums. He subconsciously held his breath, but found that the echoes were getting louder and louder, as if the whole world was shaking.
And it’s not just Qiao Wangsheng?
At this moment, the entire center court was holding its breath involuntarily——
The Magic City Masters has entered the penultimate match day. The top four have all been decided. The first half is the much-anticipated "Federer VS Djokovic". It is also the last match on the center court today. It has not yet been announced.
Beginning; the second half is the unexpected battle of "Simon VS Gawain", which is currently ongoing.
Gilles Simon, born in 1984, is currently ranked 19th in the world. This time he was not among the seeds in the Magic City Masters.
Before the tournament started, no one could have predicted that the semi-final match in the second half would actually be between Simon and Gao Wen.
It is precisely because of this that all the local media are excited. The dream of "Gao Wen making history and reaching the finals of the Magic Masters" has been eagerly laid out. Compared with the "King meets the king" in the upper half,
There were many upsets in the first half of the district, and finally an unexpected showdown came.
Qiao Wangsheng is no exception.
When he learned that Gao Wen was about to return to his hometown to compete, Qiao Wangsheng had already been looking forward to this day.
Last week, Gao Wen competed in the Imperial Capital. Qiao Wangsheng looked at the photos Jiang Yanqing sent back from the scene and listened to the stories of their close contact with Gao Wen. He couldn't help but feel excited along with him. Even though they were thousands of miles away, they were happy together.
We were so excited together, as if we were back in college again——
At that time, they were still young, still had endless energy and magnificent dreams. They would curse because their favorite team lost, and they would also be excited because their favorite singer came to hold a concert.
I will stay up all night because of the World Cup.
However, slowly, as they grew up, the pressure of life became more and more intense, and their hobbies became restrained. They still paid attention to their favorite competitive sports, but they no longer had the motivation to go to the scene to cheer, and they no longer had the motivation to go to the scene to cheer.
Without the energy to stay up late to watch the football match, everything became Buddhist-like.
But it lacks a little passion.
Until now, Qiao Wangsheng has regained the passion of his youth.
Day after day, Qiao Wangsheng was looking forward to Gao Wen coming to the Magic City Masters, and he was finally able to go there and watch Gao Wen's game with his own eyes——
It's not because Gao Wen can win, nor because Gao Wen wins the US Open championship, but because Gao Wen proves the possibility of dreams with practical actions.
Qiao Wangsheng thought that there might be more to life.
In the Imperial City Open, Gao Wen was not in good condition. Senior fans like them were extremely anxious, but they did not dare to put more pressure on Gao Wen. They kept telling the new fans on Tieba and social networks:
Don't be anxious, it's normal for the state to fluctuate. Give Gawain some time.
Qiao Wangsheng was worried that the expectations and heated discussions from the outside world might become a burden that Gawain could not shake off, binding his ankles. After all, Gawain was not yet nineteen years old.
After Gao Wen arrived in the Magic City, he canceled several public trainings in a row and calmed down to devote himself to systematic training. Although Qiao Wangsheng was unable to watch Gao Wen's training up close, he settled down because he knew that Sampras must have realized it.
The problem is, they are already making adjustments.
really!
Gawain regained his concentration. Although his condition was still not at its best, he still withstood the pressure at the critical moment. His overall performance was significantly improved compared to the Imperial City. With a little bit of luck, Gawain had successfully killed
Entering the semi-finals, after the Grand Slam, he proved himself in the Masters.
For Qiao Wangsheng, being able to watch Gao Wen's game up close is a kind of happiness. Now he finally understands the happiness of Gu Xiao and Jiang Yanqing.
Moreover, now Qiao Wangsheng has become the envy of Gu Xiao and Jiang Yanqing, because he saw Gao Wen's partner Tim playing doubles in the Magic City for the first time. What's more, Gao Wen's performance in the doubles arena was unprecedented.
Active and light, they have different looks.
Every day when he hears the envious words of other golfers in the group, Qiao Wangsheng can't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Watching Gao Wen's game up close reawakened Qiao Wangsheng's enthusiasm, not only his love for tennis, but also his expectations for dreams and life.
Qiao Wangsheng has been suppressing his excitement and excitement, because there are too many expectations falling on Gawain's shoulders, but he can't help but start to fantasize:
Perhaps, this is Gawain's opportunity to make history.
After the Grand Slam, Gao Wen once again wrote history and became the first Chinese male player in history to reach the semi-finals on the Masters stage. He used practical actions to prove that his performance at the US Open was definitely not a flash.
Meteor is not inferior even to the Chinese female generals.
So, facing Simon, can Gawain go further?
Reach the finals?
By then, Gao Wen may face Federer or Djokovic, challenging the Big Four for the third time in just one month?
Just thinking about it in my mind makes me excited.
Qiao Wangsheng kept telling himself not to be greedy, not to have extravagant hopes, not to put his urgency and desire on the shoulders of that eighteen-year-old boy. Superstars have been destroyed more than once or twice in the long history of history because of the "god-making movement".
He sincerely hopes that Gawain can create an era——
But Qiao Wangsheng couldn't help it.
In fact, Qiao Wangsheng knows that Simon is a difficult opponent. Even Djokovic and Nadal have said that dealing with Simon is very, very difficult.
Perhaps, Simon has never been able to prove himself on a higher stage, but this player who was contemporary with the Big Four also had his own glorious moments. For Gao Wen, this is definitely a severe test, not to mention that Gao Wen is still
Not adjusted to his best condition.
Reality also confirmed Qiao Wangsheng’s conjecture:
Simon is far more difficult than imagined.
"6:2", "6:6".
Currently, Simon is in the lead.
After Simon won the first set by a large margin, the second set fell into a stalemate.
Simon broke serve first and ushered in his own serve to win the game; but Gao Wen successfully broke serve and equalized the score, and the two sides reached a "5:5" draw.
Subsequently, Simon broke serve again and ushered in his second serve to win the set, and got a match point. However, Gao Wen incredibly succeeded in breaking serve again and stood on the edge of the cliff to continue the game. The score reached "6:6
", the two sides entered the tiebreaker.
Simon remained stable and did not seem to be affected too much. In the tie-break, he played steadily and broke Gawain's two service points in a row, bringing the small score to a "5:3" lead, and the next two points were both
It's Simon's serving points. As long as he keeps all of them, he can win the game.