The sound of the referee announcing the score echoed in the sky above the center court, bringing the game to an end.
The roaring applause gradually faded away in his ears. Tobias froze slightly in place, his breath stuck in his chest, and his eyelids lowered to hide the turbulent emotions.
Then, from the corner of his sight, he could notice the figures on both sides standing up and applauding. Tobias also took a deep breath, regained his calm, stood up, clapped his hands, and tried his best for the court.
Give both sides a round of applause.
Turning his head slightly, Tobias could see Gawain's profile at a glance, with a slight smile on that young face:
There is no disappointment, no regrets, and no regrets. His bright eyes are full of affirmation, even more determined than usual. He is staring at Dimitrov on the court intently, and is applauding Dimitrov with his own eyes.
Come on and encourage yourself.
After finishing all his post-match procedures, Gao Wen did not return directly to the hotel. Instead, he came to the center court to watch Dimitrov's match against Murray and cheer for his friends on the spot.
pity.
In this game, Dimitrov obviously did not perform to his normal level. There are many reasons. The core one should be his expectations for himself:
At Wimbledon, Dimitrov played the role of a challenger. Facing Murray, he had no baggage and could give it a try. When they faced off again in Paris, Dimitrov knew he could defeat Murray.
Lei, he looks forward to his performance being even better and more exciting——
Just like the young Federer.
In tennis, you not only want to win, but you also want to win beautifully and elegantly. But the problem is that "beautiful tennis" requires you to completely relax and ensure your best condition. Otherwise, you will always pursue blind shots and blindly pursue winning points.
Hitting the ball often ends in a mistake.
In fact, based on the development of the previous life, this has always been Dimitrov's "problem" because he knows that he can play smooth and free tennis, so he always pursues perfection and refuses to change or give in. Once
If the state fluctuates, the game will be lost quickly.
In addition, the pressure of competing for a spot in the year-end finals has pushed Dimitrov to use a wonderful victory to prove that he is worthy of this honor.
But the reality is cruel. Often the more this happens, the easier it is to constrain one's hands and feet, making it difficult to perform at one's normal level.
Today, that's it.
Dimitrov's offense was difficult to break through Murray's defense. The quality of the entire offense could not be improved and there were too many mistakes. On the contrary, his one-handed backhand often became a gap for Murray's backhand breakthrough, which contributed to defensive counterattacks.
Played many "Today's Top Five" level rounds.
In the entire match, Dimitrov did not even get a break point, and he lost three service games——
To make matters worse, Dimitrov only saved one break point. What does this mean?
In two of the service games, the break point was broken immediately; in the other service game, only a break point was saved and then was broken.
The key point is, you can’t bite it off.
Against the top 50 players in the world, it is very difficult to win with such a performance.
The result was not surprising.
In the last point, it was still Dimitrov's mistake. During the continuous confrontation with Murray with one-handed backhand, he failed to find the hitting point correctly, resulting in a missed shot.
One mistake cost him the victory, and also officially ruined his hopes of the year-end finals, and he was no longer eligible to fight for a substitute seat.
it's all over.
At this point, all the events on the third match day have come to an end, and all the quarter-final matches of the Paris Masters have been announced:
In the first half, Djokovic VS Murray; Kei Nishikori VS Ferrer.
In the second half, Federer VS Raonic; Gao Wen VS Anderson.
Among them, Raonic, Kei Nishikori, and Ferrer all successfully defeated their opponents to advance, and still seized their opportunities in the year-end finals.
The biggest upset came from the small division of Gowen. South African player Kevin Anderson unexpectedly defeated Wawrinka and became Gowen's opponent in the next round.
Originally, after the draw came out, everyone was looking forward to the rematch of "Gawain VS Wawrinka", but it is very, very regrettable that entering the second half of the season, Wawrinka's energy seems to have been burned out, especially after reaching the top of the Australian Open.
Becoming a moving target makes the game more difficult.
The match between Wawrinka and Anderson lasted three sets, and the score in each set was "7". It was a very close and fierce confrontation, but Anderson had the last laugh in the end.
As a result, the pattern of the entire year-end finals has become completely clear:
Murray has successfully won the qualification and it is officially confirmed.
Berdych has also basically landed. The only exception may be that Raonic wins, then he needs to see whether Ferrer or Kei Nishikori can enter the final; even if Raonic wins, Ferrer and Nishikori
The winner of the match in Guyana will not be able to advance to the finals, so he will also be able to secure his spot.
Overall, it should be Ferrer, Kei Nishikori, and Raonic competing for the final seventh and eighth positions.
For Raonic, if you win, you are in, if you lose, you are out, and the person standing in front of him is Federer.
For Kei Nishikori and Ferrer, the winner is in and the loser is out.
Everything became clear, but it had nothing to do with Gawain and Dimitrov.
It went in a long circle, and finally ended in such a nihilistic way. I watched helplessly as the tickets for the year-end finals were so close, but I just missed it.
Especially for Tobias, all kinds of feelings surged in his chest——
There is no doubt that this has been a season of ups and downs, joys and sorrows.
In May, Dimitrov reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
In August, Gao Wen jumped out of the crack in the stone to realize his dream of winning the US Open.
In October, both Dimitrov and Gao Wen are still on the list of competing for the year-end finals. Although the situation is difficult, the draw for the Paris Masters is good and it is worth looking forward to.
However, in just one day, it all ended, just like that...it ended unexpectedly, and the two players missed London one after the other.
Even a sophisticated person like Tobias would have difficulty digesting such a huge amount of information and emotions in a short while.
"Death before leaving the army will make the hero burst into tears."
Maybe this description is not accurate, but at this moment Tobias does have the urge to cry. Compared with disappointment, sadness, anger and boredom, it feels more like emptiness——
The emptiness of nothing.
The emptiness of "floating in mid-air, unable to catch anything no matter how hard you flutter or struggle, and then watching helplessly as you are about to be pulled down by gravity"...
Then, Tobias saw the determination on Gawain's face, and his troubled mind seemed to regain focus.
"John, if I lose, I want you to tell me that I still have shortcomings, but I did a good job, and let's keep fighting."
"I needed someone to tell me this, so now Gregor needs us to tell him this too."
