Gao Wen could clearly feel Bob Bryan's enthusiasm, even a little too enthusiastic, so much so that he cast his eyes towards Mike Bryan.
But they found that Mike was also looking at Gawain with an expression of relief and admiration.
"……Thanks?"
Gao Wen felt a little strange. If they were celebrating Gao Wen's defeat of Berdych and advancing to the quarterfinals, then their expressions and demeanor were a bit too exaggerated.
Could it be that I think too much?
After all, Brother Bryan is so passionate to begin with, maybe he still isn't used to the American way of expressing emotions?
"Come on! Keep up the good work!"
"You are on the right path now, keep fighting! Brother, fight!"
"Oh yeah, fight!"
The Bryan brothers roared back and forth, and the entire corridor was filled with excitement and excitement.
But soon, Gawain discovered that not only the Bryan brothers, but everyone along the way seemed to be a little strange:
The event staff and volunteers, the other doubles players passing by, and even Raonic, who was preparing to appear in the match, waved their fists at Gawain from a distance and cheered him on with their mouths.
Then there was no time to say anything, Raonic carried his equipment bag, trotted forward in a hurry, and disappeared at the end of the corridor in the blink of an eye.
Gawain:???
With a head full of questions, Gao Wen then saw Sampras and Peart waiting at the entrance of the players' lounge. He quickly walked forward and shared what had just happened with a smile.
"...What the hell is going on? Just like after winning the semifinals in Flushing, everyone was happy for me, even passersby gave me high-fives."
Doubts are doubts, but happiness is still happiness.
At any time, victory is something worth celebrating. Praise and encouragement from others can always fill your chest, and the smile at the corner of your mouth will rise lightly, and your tone will be a little cheerful.
Sampras looked at the brisk-footed Gawain and smiled, "Of course. After all, this is also the Masters. The quarterfinals of the Masters are also worthy of celebration."
"What's more, Thomas performed very well today, and you can still withstand the pressure and win, which is even better."
Praise is indeed praise, but the disappointment hidden behind the smile is difficult to conceal.
Gawain was very keen and immediately noticed something strange about Sampras. Especially after experiencing a series of unusual encouragements just now, the confusion in his mind further expanded.
This made Gawain stop and look at Sampras carefully, then turned to look at Peart, trying to find some clues from their expressions.
"Wait a minute, something happened to John?"
Tobias did not appear at this time.
Sampras was a little dumbfounded, with a sincere smile in his eyes, "No, John is fine. He went to watch Gregor's game."
The match between Dimitrov and Murray should start soon.
Gawain showed an expression of sudden realization, "Ah, yes, if something happened to John, they wouldn't encourage me. My idea is a bit biased."
Seeing Gawain admitting his mistake frankly, Sampras shook his head slightly, "So, is this your first reaction? Worry about John?"
"If I hadn't seen you, I would have been worried about you." Gawain said with an extremely serious expression.
Sampras's breath was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out or swallow it. His eyes were full of helplessness, "Gawain, you know I didn't mean it this way."
Gawain lightly shrugged, noncommittal.
Peart never spoke, observing Gawain's expression carefully, and then calmly interjected, "Pete, Gawain should have guessed it."
Sampras paused for a moment and looked at Gawain. He could clearly feel that the tense shoulders were getting tighter, "You know?"
Gawain curled his lips and said matter-of-factly, "It's not Goldbach's conjecture. Peter, we all know that there are only a few possibilities."
"Kei Nishikori won, right?"
The answer has already come out——
Tournament organizers and fellow players expressed their encouragement to Gao Wen. In fact, it was more of a kind of comfort and affirmation, because they knew that Nishikori Kei had won.
This also means that even if Gao Wen wins the Paris Masters, his championship points will not be able to enter the top eight, and he will miss the year-end finals.
On the front foot, Gao Wen defeated Berdych, won the victory with an unparalleled performance, and continued his hope.
On the back foot, the competitors also won, taking the lead in a head-to-head sprint duel.
Perhaps, this cannot be said to be from heaven to hell, after all, victory is still victory, and the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters are also worthy of cheering and celebration; but at least it can be said to be a double sky of ice and fire, sweet and bitter, shouting for victory and regretting at the same time.
miss:
"Failure" is not because he missed the opportunity. In fact, Gao Wen firmly grasped the opportunity, from the runner-up in Valencia to the quarterfinals in Paris - and may continue to move forward. In the case of slim hope, Gao Wen
Wen always gritted his teeth and kept up with the large troops, fighting for a chance of survival.
However, the opponent's performance was still better, seizing the opportunity steadily and steadily, so Gawain was "out".
In fact, objectively speaking, this is far from being called a "failure". After all, Gao Wen only played for half a season. To be precise, failure to catch the last train of the year-end finals is a common sense result.
But it was really disappointing to witness the legend of Flushing, and to witness Gao Wen's step-by-step recovery and competitiveness in the final stage of the game, but in the end it ended unexpectedly in such a way.
Then, everything that just happened can be reasonably explained.
Including the expressions on Sampras and Peart's words as they hesitated to speak.
At Gawain's post-match press conference, a reporter mentioned Kei Nishikori's match.
But at that time, the match between Kei Nishikori and Fey Lopez was not over yet. The two sides were tied in the first two sets, and it was still a draw at the beginning of the final set, making it difficult to decide the outcome.
Therefore, the reporter only tried a few words, but failed to open up the situation, so they gave up.
Until now, it has not been that difficult to connect the context and the answer:
The game should be over.
Peart could feel Gawain's gaze, and although he didn't want to face it, he nodded slightly.
"The final set, '6:4', Kei Nishikori won."
A simple sentence and a few words can already summarize and state the facts.
However, the complex emotions hidden behind the words cannot be expressed clearly in a few words.
Gawain gently raised his chin, showing a look of surprise, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was slightly regretful.
"Although I am sad, I still need to congratulate Kei Nishikori. He should be the first male player in Asia to appear on the year-end finals stage."
Sampras was stunned.
Seeing Gawain speaking such a cruel and regrettable reality so calmly and calmly, Sampras's mouth was full of bitterness.
"Gawain, actually, it doesn't matter if you feel sad, disappointed, or even angry occasionally. There is no need to be so generous and tolerant all the time."
