By chance, the Australian media, like the Chinese media, all focused their attention on Area 3/4, triggering a heated discussion.
Moreover, the two small subdivisions at the bottom of area 3/4 are like lies, with more unexpected highlights:
One is the 5/8 district led by Gao Wen; the other is the 6/8 district led by Nadal. These two districts will determine a winner to enter the quarterfinals. They will start a duel with each other, and then the winner will enter.
Top four.
Zone 5/8 gathers five local Australian players, and all of them are young players. Except for Sam Groth, who was born in 1987, all of them were born after 1990.
Area 6/8 gathers a group of stalwart players on the tour, Anderson and Gasquet, both of whom are Nadal's contemporaries, as well as Diego Schwartzman, who was born in 1992.
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So, what is this?
Even if it is deliberately designed, it is very difficult to design such a lottery, just like the survival battle in "The Hunger Games":
In a partition, the new generation starts fighting.
A division, a head-on confrontation between the Mesozoic era.
Then, "New Generation VS Mesozoic" met in the top eight. Because it was too coincidental, it was comparable to a script, but the problem is that this really happened.
In short, Area 3/4 is indeed full of hidden mines; and by quietly gathering the attention of the entire Australia, anything is possible.
Uncertain, uncertain, still uncertain. Although all attention is on Nadal and Gawain, the top eight spots are still difficult to predict.
Moreover, there is a highly anticipated exciting matchup in the first round:
"Gawain VS Kogkinakis".
It is not only a duel between new generation players, but also the participation of local players, and the attention has skyrocketed.
Since last summer, Kogkinakis has ushered in a period of comprehensive growth as a teenager, making significant progress, and his world ranking has soared from over 300 to the top 150.
Among a group of young players in Australia, they are second only to Tomic and Kyrgios in fame. Their crisp and violent style of play has also won the love of countless fans. It is precisely because of this that they have won the Australian Open wild card for the second consecutive time this year.
Competing in the main race of the year.
Last year, the fledgling Kogkinakis made his debut on the Grand Slam stage in his career and defeated a qualifier to advance to the second round before losing to Nadal.
At this Australian Open, Kogkinakis is about to collide with the new US Open champion Gao Wen in the first round. For the second consecutive year, he will face a not-so-simple draw. The local media has already injected blood immediately——
Among all ten men's players in Australia, Kogkinakis is the only player to face the top eight seeds in the first round, so he is naturally the focus of the conversation.
To use the words of local media, it is, "not bad, not bad."
Obviously, in their eyes, among the top eight seeded players, Gawain is undoubtedly the easiest to deal with. Maybe Berdych and Kei Nishikori are not that difficult to deal with, but their overall strength is very solid and very stable.
The cold difficulty is higher, so Gawain is the only one.
Sharpening the knife.
Some media have begun to expect Kogkinakis to be upset in the first round, and at this time, less than an hour has passed since the draw ceremony ended.
Of course, for the two players Gao Wen and Kogkinakis, this game also has special meaning, involving... "personal grudges."
Perhaps, the suspense of victory or defeat has started from the first round, and it has a unique flavor when enemies gather together.
So, for Gawain, is this an up-lot or a down-lot?
But think about it seriously, no matter how tough the draw is, can it be tougher than last year's US Open?
At least, in the eyes of the news media and professionals, the death zone of the 2015 Australian Open is not the 3/4 zone.
Area 4/4, Federer versus Murray.
There is no doubt that the matchup between two king-level figures is undoubtedly the top priority of the entire draw, and it also earned this division the title of "Hell".
This is the death zone.
What is very interesting is that Federer only lost one game to defeat Murray in London last year, but Murray also defeated Federer in Melbourne.
In addition, there is another fact to note:
Murray has not been eliminated before the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since 2009; Federer has reached the semifinals for 11 consecutive years since 2003.
In other words, both players performed very, very well on this field. If they met in the quarterfinals, it would definitely be a match between Mars and Earth.
At the same time, for other players, there are two giant players standing on the road to promotion, which is definitely not good news.
In Federer's small division, he is facing Robredo, and players such as Karlovic, Coric, Borrelli, etc. are also here.
Murray's small division is more complicated. Young rookies such as Goffin, Dimitrov, and Joao-Sousa are all here. At the same time, the two local Australian players in the 4/4 area are also here.
It's all here.
Compared with the 3/4 areas, the number of young players in this division is no less than that, which further strengthens the youth storm in the lower half.
Among them, the most noteworthy games in the first round are:
"Dimitrov vs Brown".
Dustin Brown, who lost to Gowan in Doha last week, comes to Melbourne this time and is about to challenge Dimitrov in the first round. The game should be very interesting.
The draw ceremony is over, and the 2015 Australian Open bracket is out.
The bustling discussion was full of blowout.
Now, you can start looking forward to it.
However, before arranging the live game schedule, there is one more thing that needs to be done:
As for the schedule, which half will start? The upper half or the lower half?
In fact, the schedule is completely specified by the organizing committee, and the ATP and ITF have no relevant regulations. After all, the arranged schedule may also be disrupted by weather.
The four Grand Slams have their own set of rules, such as the US Open. They need to consider box office and ratings, so the schedule for the opening game, the first match day and the second match day are very particular.
At the Australian Open, the organizing committee decides based on the drawing of lots. After all the drawing ceremonies are over, they will draw another separate lot:
The upper half, or the lower half.
Whichever half is drawn, that half will take the lead in the game.
This year, we were drawn into the bottom half.
Therefore, on the first match day, the bottom half will take the lead. In other words, the three giants, Federer, Nadal and Murray, are about to debut on the first day.
So, who should be in center court, and who will be pushed out of center court?
this is a problem.
The Australian Open is the event with the fastest venue improvement among the four Grand Slams. After receiving support from Victoria, venue planning and fund raising went very smoothly.
Now, the Australian Open has three major stadiums, all of which are equipped with roofs that can be opened and closed. This also means that even in the face of rain interference, these three major stadiums can continue to play, ensuring the effective advancement of the schedule and not
Too much delay.
Moreover, in 2022, the Australian Open's fourth stadium will be officially completed, sponsored by Kia, making them the first Grand Slam tournament to have four stadiums.
However, the three stadiums are the same thing, but not every stadium can be called a "center court". The venue where the final is held is the only center court.
