At the end of the match, which took 73 minutes, Gao Wen defeated Anderson in straight sets and reached the semi-finals of the Masters for the second consecutive time after the Magic City.
In this game, Anderson continued his good form in defeating Wawrinka in the previous round, giving full play to his advantages on indoor hard courts and performing steadily.
Especially in the serve and forehand sessions, he performed particularly well. He always took the initiative in his own serve game and won a lot of applause for his solid attack.
However, Gao Wen's performance in key points was still better. At the beginning of the first set and at the end of the second set, he seized the opportunity to break serve and won the victory in a concise and efficient way.
In fact, Anderson only sent three break points in total, but in the end, his serve was broken in two games.
On the contrary, Anderson only got one break point, and unfortunately missed it and failed to break serve; but in the whole game, Anderson tied the score eight times in Gao Wen's service game, but failed to win more break points, which further further improved the situation.
Prove the performance of key points and see the gap.
One head, one tail.
Then, the game ends.
Gao Wen defeated Anderson and advanced to the semi-finals with great pride, continuing his good performance in the European indoor hard court season and looking forward to continued breakthroughs.
One quarter-final match has come to an end, and there are still three quarter-final matches gearing up.
Center Court, Game 2, “Federer VS Raonic”.
Although both sides of the match include Federer, who has a global home court, and Raonic is doing his best to ensure that he is qualified for the year-end finals for the first time; among the four games today, the discussion of this matchup is not as hot as the first two.
Name, can only be ranked third.
reason?
So far, Federer and Raonic have met six times in their careers, and Federer remains undefeated; moreover, Federer is always good at facing the cannon, with his ever-changing return of serve and unpredictable batting rhythm, he is always able to
Put the cannons in an uncomfortable position.
Among them, two duels took place this year, at Wimbledon in May and Cincinnati in August. Federer won both games without losing a set.
In addition, Federer has been feeling hot recently, reaching the top in Magic City and Basel consecutively, and showed his determination to compete for the world No. 1 at the end of the game; in sharp contrast, Raonic retired due to injury in Magic City.
, although it did not affect the subsequent schedule, it still cast a shadow.
From all aspects, Federer is the more favored player.
However--
An upset appeared.
"7:6(5)", "7:5".
Raonic defeated Federer for the first time in his career in straight sets and advanced to the semi-finals of the Paris Masters. Not only did he end his six-game losing streak against Federer, but he also firmly seized the opportunity with an outstanding performance.
Just by looking at other people's eyes, you can directly guarantee your qualification for the year-end finals.
really!
2014 is a season full of changes and turbulence. Even at the end of the year, the competition continues to be a situation where a hundred schools of thought contend.
Just like the first quarter-final, Raonic also grasped the key points. The final score difference in both sets was only two points, but he was determined and tenacious enough, and Raonic withstood the test.
, and ushered in a breakthrough in his career——
Regardless of the results of other games, Raonic will be the first player among the "post-90s generation" to appear on the year-end finals stage.
Following the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, the year-end finals also ushered in a new situation. Immediately after the game, social media went crazy.
However, the game continues.
The third game, "Kei Nishikori VS Ferrer".
The key to this game is that it is a head-to-head confrontation between two year-end finals contenders.
Moreover, Raonic has entered the semi-finals, which also means that the situation has become completely clear. Murray, Berdych, and Raonic have confirmed their seats. Now only the last one left to lead to London is Kei Nishikori.
Or Ferrell:
The winner wins the ticket; the loser is eliminated.
Unintentionally, Raonic's upset victory over Federer gave the third game a bloody atmosphere, making it even more tense and exciting.
The most important thing is that Kei Nishikori and Ferrer have similar playing styles. Every matchup between the two players is very fierce. They have met seven times in their career. Kei Nishikori has won four times and Ferrer has won three times. It is difficult to distinguish.
It also added to the tragic color of this game.
The progress of the game also proved this.
"6:3", Ferrer won the first set.
"7:6(5)", Kei Nishikori saved the match point to regain a set.
In the final set, the fight also went to the last moment, "6:4", Nishikori Kei had the last laugh.
This also continues the overall state curve of the two players this year, with Ferrer declining slightly and Kei Nishikori continuing to rise. The result is not surprising.
At this point, all eight seats in the year-end finals have been settled. Murray and Berdych worked steadily to secure their seats. Kei Nishikori and Raonic got on the bus at the last moment with their outstanding performances.
Ferrer, Dimitrov, and Cilic ruined their chances because of their losses; at the same time, Gauvin, who has the most demanding conditions, will regrettably be out even if he continues to win.
what does that mean?
This means that in addition to Raonic making history by setting off a youth storm, Kei Nishikori also made history by becoming "the first Asian player in history to enter the men's singles field in the year-end finals."
Although in the men's doubles arena, Asia has emerged with countless famous players, and they have even won Grand Slams and year-end finals championships; singles is another story.
After waiting and waiting, we finally had a breakthrough this year——
The second top ten in the world, the Asian civil war in the second week of the first Grand Slam, the first Grand Slam championship, the first year-end finals, etc.
Surprises indeed come one after another.
The media has already begun to enjoy the event and has been so eager to focus their attention on London that they have completely forgotten that the Paris Masters is still going on.
The fourth game is also the last game of the fifth match day, "Djokovic VS Murray".
The duel between the two giants can attract attention at any time.
What's more, Murray started a crazy scoring mode at the end of the year, and his recovery momentum was obvious. But to what extent he has recovered and whether the impact of injuries still exists, this still needs to be tested by his old rivals——
In terms of probability of victory and defeat, Djokovic has defeated Murray in the US Open and the Imperial Capital. Obviously, the world's No. 1 still has a certain advantage; but compared with the outcome, the state and situation of the game are more important to Murray.
That's the most important thing, one test at a time and one measurement at a time. The same is true for tennis fans.
In this game, Gao Wen and Raonic, who had finished the game before, both appeared on the scene to watch the game. The two friends were not at all nervous about the upcoming battle in the next round, and watched the game side by side in a friendly relationship; at the end of the game,
At that time, Kei Nishikori also appeared in the audience stands.