The third game at the O2 Arena is the second men's doubles semi-final, and the Bryan brothers are about to appear.
The Bryan brothers have been on the professional tour for many years and have made friends all over the world. It seems that Wawrinka may have some personal friendship with them.
"Where are Bob and Mike?"
Just before Gao Wen entered the locker room, he waved hello to Bob from a distance, "They are doing the final small muscle stretching, and the game should be about to start."
The men's singles semi-finals took far longer than expected. If you look at the previous group matches, you will know that the schedule at the O2 Stadium is always more than enough, but today it seems a bit tight. The men's singles semi-finals have just ended, and the scene is about to
Carry out clearance work and then arrange for the audience to enter the venue.
Then the players will appear.
"..." Wawrinka did not respond.
The conversation just started and fell into silence in an instant.
Obviously, Wawrinka is not good at such social greetings, and a good topic can be discussed to death——
I have to say that this is also an ability.
Gawain thought for a while and took the initiative to say, "Come on for today's game!"
"Thank you." Wawrinka replied dully, without further words, cutting off the rest of Gawain's words in his stomach.
Then Gawain stood up and was about to pack his things, but Wawrinka's voice came from the corner again.
"Actually, losing is a good thing."
Wawrinka still had his back to Gawain, and seemed to be talking to himself, a little flustered and dull, but the volume was enough and it echoed clearly in the dressing room, so that Gawain was not sure whether he should respond.
"I don't mean to like losing, I just mean..."
"Well... Only when you have truly experienced failure can you remember the pain firmly. Others telling you a thousand or ten thousand times is not as good as experiencing the pain yourself once."
"Only those who have failed know how to succeed."
The simple words seemed fragmented, and it was difficult to accurately capture the meaning of Wawrinka's words, and the hard tone was not so friendly.
If you don't know Wawrinka well, you may think that Wawrinka is gloating and sarcastic. Who would comfort someone who just lost like this?
But Gawain knew that Wawrinka didn't.
Wawrinka means,
Only those who have truly experienced failure know how to fight back when facing an absolute dilemma; only those who have truly experienced painful failure know that there are people outside the world, and there is always room for improvement; only those who have truly experienced failure
Only people can have a brave heart.
Gawain realized that this should be a lesson from Djokovic.
Nadal, Simon, Murray, Djokovic.
These are Gao Wen's four losses this season. Although the reasons and circumstances are different, each failure teaches Gao Wen different things.
Just like today, from the end of the second set to the beginning of the third set, this is a situation that is impossible to consider on the training ground. Only by experiencing it can you understand.
In this prosperous season, these failures have kept Gao Wen awake and realized that he still needs humility, motivation, and fighting spirit. Compared with a long career, half a season can really only be regarded as
A starting point, and his starting point is still so high.
Naturally, the challenges in the future will be more and more difficult.
Sampras once said that after winning a Grand Slam, it is a new world and everything starts from scratch.
When the Asian season was at its lowest, Gao Wen thought he already understood the meaning of this sentence, but looking back now, he has a new feeling.
Failure is still bitter, but he should firmly remember this unwillingness and discomfort.
Wawrinka was a little cautious, turned around and scratched his face.
"Gawain, I...I don't mean any harm."
"I don't know much. I just want to say that this is how I grew up. You know, I lost a lot of games against the four of them, so..."
Wawrinka was a little clumsy and didn't know how to express what he meant. His eyes were always wandering and his words had no meaning.
It can be seen that this is really not something he is good at.
Gawain also turned to look at Wawrinka, showing a smile, "Stan, I know."
"Thanks."
Gawain met Wawrinka's gaze solemnly and expressed his friendliness. The topic opened up and the subsequent words became much simpler.
"This defeat is not a good feeling for me. It's like a punch in the chest. I don't like it. I don't know how to express it."
"So, thank you for saying what you just said to me."
Gawain also knows how difficult this is for Wawrinka.
In the tour, in just half a year, Gao Wen made many friends, but except for the Bryan brothers, they were basically all young people.
It's not because Gao Wen only likes people of his own age, but because he joined the tour at different times and at different stages, and the players around him are also different.
Not to mention the Big Four, players like Wawrinka, Berdych, and Ferrer who have been active in professional tennis for many years have already formed a relatively fixed circle of friends. Whether they accept new people or new people break into it, it doesn't matter.
Easy, there is an invisible barrier between them.
Age, country, ranking, personality, etc., are all factors for making friends.
Obviously, Gawain's circle and Wawrinka's circle don't have much overlap.
It is precisely because of this that Wawrinka's words become even more precious.
Wawrinka paused slightly. He did not expect Gawain's response. He raised his eyes, and then he could see Gawain's sincere and calm eyes. Compared with words, a look and a smile are more convincing.
, which made Wawrinka breathe a sigh of relief.
But I don't know how to respond.
After all, when people want to seek advice, Federer is obviously the more appropriate choice, not him.
If you answer "you're welcome" at this time, does it seem too arrogant? What experience should he impart?
After thinking about it, Wawrinka didn't say much in the end, he just expressed his thoughts in a decent manner.
"I watched the second and third sets and your performance was very good. I mean, very, very good. Just look at the reaction of the audience."
"It's just that Novaka's performance was even better today."
Even if it is comfort and encouragement, it is still clumsy; but you can be sure that it is 100% sincere, every word is sincere, and it is definitely not polite or polite.
Gao Wen didn't mind, and smiled brightly, "Djokovic was just being Djokovic, performing well as always, and then making his opponent despair."
A small joke, Wawrinka also laughed.
Gao Wen nodded heavily, "Thank you. It seems that there is still a lot of work to be done in this offseason, if I still want to make a difference in the new season."
Immediately afterwards, Gawain shook his fist at Wawrinka and sent his blessing, "The next step is up to you. We are all looking forward to a wonderful showdown."