An inspiration, a picture flashed in my mind. Just when I was standing in front of the net shaking hands, I caught a glimpse of Gawain from the corner of my eyes——
The guy looked dry all over and relaxed. He didn't seem to have sweated much at all. He just warmed up briefly and the game ended just like that.
"Damn it."
Kogkinakis had the urge to go back and confirm to see if the guy really wasn't sweating, but his remaining sense restrained him.
Creaking.
Grinding his teeth viciously and stomping his feet, he still forced himself to leave the Hisense Stadium, otherwise, he didn't know what he would do.
However, I returned to the locker room, took a shower, and washed away the bad luck all over my body. The stress and depression finally flowed into the sewer along with the hot water. Unexpectedly, I came out refreshed, thinking that I could finally put that behind for the time being.
The guy was thrown into the trash, and he was not to be thought of again for a short time. As a result, discussions came from the next cubicle.
"...I just heard that Gawain went to the training ground. Is it true?"
"Oh, it's true. After the game, his agent immediately asked if there was any free practice field. After receiving a positive answer, Gao Wen went directly from the players' lounge to the practice field."
"That pervert!"
"It may be that the intensity of the competition is not enough. I really need to train for the subsequent competition."
"Wow, apart from Rafa, there is also a training maniac among the young people."
"It's not surprising. I just glanced at the scoreboard. It seems that Gao Wen only lost four games in total. The whole game only lasted ninety minutes. A training match is more intense than this..."
Bah bah bah.
Along with the sound, little by little, Kogkinakis' body stiffened, freezing from the soles of his feet to his head, and there was a chill on the top of his head.
So, does this count as being able to avoid the first grade of junior high school, but not the fifteenth grade?
That guy really is still there!
"……Grass!"
There was a loud thunder in the locker room, so that the players in the next cubicle were frightened and looked at each other, not knowing what happened.
…
Over there, the first match day of the 2015 Australian Open was coming to an end, and the night time was about to begin. Melbourne Park was waiting excitedly.
So far, the men's singles has been uneventful.
The only surprise came from the Spanish veteran and No. 16 seed Robredo. Due to the hot weather in Melbourne, he suffered from heat stroke and dehydration. When the third set reached the sixth game, he almost fainted and had difficulty breathing. The doctor believed that
Continuing to compete may put his life in danger, and he may eventually be forced to retire.
As for the women's singles competition, it's... a series of upsets.
The biggest upset came from the fifth seed Ivanovic. After defeating the Czech veteran Hradka "6:1", he suddenly lost his chain and lost two consecutive sets. This also became the first player since the start of the singles field.
The seeded players who were eliminated were shocked.
In addition, the ninth seed Kerber, the 28th seed Lisicki, and the 32nd seed Bencic were all eliminated.
Among them, Bencic's elimination also triggered heated discussions.
Last year at the US Open, Bencic, who was born in 1997, entered the quarterfinals of the US Open for the first time in his career, setting off a youth storm together with Gao Wen.
However, when he came to the Australian Open, the highly anticipated Bencic was ranked as a seed player for the first time, but in the first round he encountered the "giant killer" among the unseeded players, Julia Gorges from Germany.
), and in the end only won three games and were defeated.
This once again makes people lament that the professional arena is not easy, very, very difficult. The "geniuses" who become famous overnight always have to go through a shocking education before they can grow up.
On the first match day, even before the matinee ended, there was already a bloody storm.
Here, outside the spotlight, there are many, many players who are quietly preparing for their Grand Slam tournaments.
For example, Zhang Ze.
Born in 1990, currently ranked 187th in the world, the second player in China's men's singles.
Of course, for a long time in the world, the young Zhang Ze was China's number one singles player, until last summer, when another younger player emerged.
For Gawain, Zhang Ze's mood is different.
On the one hand, he was a little relieved, because the burden of breaking through the first Grand Slam main draw victory had been relieved, and Gao Wen also set countless records in one go, which also meant that they no longer needed to shoulder the responsibility, but
Just stay focused and stick to yourself.
On the other hand, he also inspired fighting spirit. As Gao Wen said, since he can do it, it also proves that other Asian male players can also do it. They should stop doubting themselves and insist on training step by step, and then everything will be done.
It will fall into place.
In addition, like Zhang Shuai and others, Zhang Ze is more or less intimidated. In any case, Gawain is now at the top and has soared to the sky in such a short period of time that they can only look up.
, that seemingly simple gap is like a natural chasm stretching before our eyes.
However, Gao Wen's success is more of an incentive, encouraging Zhang Ze to go all out and look forward to his breakthrough in the Grand Slam.
This year is Zhang Ze’s second consecutive year competing in the Australian Open main draw.
In fact, after passing three rounds of qualifying tests last year and reaching the main draw for the first time in his career, Zhang Ze has already begun a series of targeted preparations for his second Grand Slam main draw.
During winter training, Zhang Ze paid special attention to physical reserves to ensure that his cardiopulmonary function could support a best-of-five-set match.
In addition, pay attention to preventing injuries, protecting muscles, and forming a virtuous cycle of training.
After the start of the new season, Zhang Ze competed for two consecutive weeks. In the first week in Adelaide, the high temperature of more than 40 degrees and the fierce outdoor wind made him very uncomfortable and unable to find his way; but in the second week
When I participated in the qualifying round in Sydney, my condition improved significantly.
Arriving in Melbourne, Zhang Ze’s signature was neither good nor bad:
He drew Hewitt.
The youngest number one in the world in history, and also the banner figure of contemporary Australian tennis, but now that Hewitt has entered the second half of his career, not only is he not a seed player, but his condition is not as good as his peak. Therefore, Zhang Ze still has a problem.
Fighting hard.
Moreover, if nothing else happens, this game will definitely be arranged at Rod Laver Arena——
For every professional player, it is a dream to stand on the center court of the four Grand Slams.
really!
Just an hour ago, the Australian Open announced the schedule for the second match day, and the match between Hewitt and Zhang Ze was scheduled for a matinee at Rod Laver Arena.
Involuntarily, Zhang Ze thought of Gao Wen's experience at the US Open last year——
He was also scheduled to enter Arthur Ashe Stadium in his first Grand Slam match to face local championship hopeful Isner.
The results of it?
Gawain won, a shocking upset.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ze couldn't help but get excited, not because he wanted to touch Gao Wen, but because Gao Wen's spirit inspired him:
Go all out and hold nothing back, so when the game is over, win or lose, he can leave Rod Laver Arena with his head held high.