In 2015, before the Australian Open, the topics of "showdown between old and new" and "defenders vs. challengers" were absolutely hot topics.
From the men's game to the women's game, and even the challenges faced by the Bryan brothers in the doubles arena are no exception, adding fuel to the conversation.
Then--
Everything actually happened like this, especially the championship situation between the men's and women's singles. It was like a script written by the director, and there was no shortage of various topics.
The right time! The right location! The right people!
Due to the fateful arrangement, Melbourne Park has undoubtedly become the hottest focus of competitive sports around the world in January this year.
In just a few hours, the craze of social networking has reached a new peak.
From another perspective, Serjan immediately commented on Nadal's elimination and expressed his disdain for Gawain, which indirectly proved his concern.
From this point of view, it is not surprising that there was a raging heat wave outside the training ground early this morning. The local fans were indeed anxious.
Dimitrov glanced at the crowd of enthusiastic fans and couldn't help but sigh, "Even Maria has heard your news. You know, she usually hardly watches these off-field highlights."
Gawain shrugged, with an innocent look on his face, "I almost don't look at it either."
The disdain in his words made Dimitrov stunned for a moment, and then he burst into laughter. However, after laughing, there was still some worry in his eyes.
"Gawain, are you sure this is okay?"
Dimitrov and Gawain are a very interesting pair of friends.
Dimitrov is sunny, confident, humorous, and has friends all over the world. At first glance, he looks full of personality and sharp edge, but in fact, in private, Dimitrov is an approachable big boy who loves to laugh and play.
Normally when I'm being interviewed, I never offend anyone.
Gao Wen is generous, humble and low-key. He devotes himself to the training field. He rarely takes the initiative to make friends. He is almost invisible in players' social activities. But in fact, Gao Wen is a confident and public person who dares to love.
Young people who dare to hate never hide their edge.
Serjan's big mouth is actually known to everyone in the professional tour, and everyone dislikes it; if you add Djokovic's mother and wife, it is simply a daunting combination of players.
Whenever we meet them by chance on the road, they will pretend not to see them.
But everyone knows that it is impossible for Djokovic to accuse Serjan; and one thing is that Djokovic is very friendly to other players in private, and even has a tendency to deliberately show off himself, not necessarily for the sake of
The purpose of pleasing players is more to make other people like him.
Don't hit the smiling person with your hand.
Therefore, most players on the tour ignored Serjan and treated him like a buzzing mosquito. Anyway, he was just talking.
This year in Melbourne, Gawain and Serjan have already had tit-for-tat confrontations twice. Djokovic should not be happy to see his father's situation.
Dimitrov was inevitably a little worried, worried that the relationship between Gao Wen and Djokovic would become strained.
Gawain, on the other hand, looked calm and patted Dimitrov on the shoulder, "I have just exerted my success, but he can't hold on anymore. That would be too boring."
Dimitrov:…
Jaw-dropping.
Dimitrov looked at Gawain blankly, and then finally realized that Gawain was joking, and his smile rose, "Why didn't I know you were so good at bragging?"
Gawain didn't say anything, he just raised his right hand and shook it, as if to say: sprinkle water.
Dimitrov burst out laughing.
On the contrary, Gawain's face was calm and calm, "Gregor, we need to start practicing. Andy is in good shape at Melbourne Park this year."
Dimitrov still had a smile on his lips and was in a relaxed mood, but his attention was still drawn back and he nodded in affirmation.
"Yes, Andy is indeed in good condition."
"I think the venue here is very suitable for him. It gives him enough time to observe, lay out, adjust, and the entire batting rhythm slows down..."
Nonchalantly, Dimitrov started discussing with Gawain, because he had just played against Murray three days ago and regrettably lost.
Murray and Nadal also suffered injuries and recovered from injuries. After the start of the new season, they followed two different curves.
Nadal chose Doha to come back, but his condition was mediocre; he was still in the adjustment stage after arriving in Melbourne.
It can be seen that after missing most of the season, his touch, state, physical condition and adaptation to the intensity of the game have not been able to fully recover. He still needs more time and more games to return to professional sports competition.
intensity, the entire curve fluctuates upward.
Murray missed the warm-up for the new season and landed in Melbourne. This also left a big question mark and hidden dangers. However, the facts proved that the strategy was correct.
In the second half of last year, after returning from injury, Murray went crazy to compete in the Asian season and the European indoor season. Not only did he play full attendance, but he also performed well, and rushed into the year-end finals at the last moment. However, he was exhausted and faced Federer.
The worst defeat of his career.
At the beginning of the new season, Murray did not rush to appear, but left enough time to let his body slowly recover and then find his competitive state.
After arriving in Melbourne, Murray indeed showed good competitive form.
In the first three rounds, although they did not encounter any seeded players, they faced Australian local player Marinko Matosevic in the second round and Portuguese player Sosa in the third round. These are both quite capable opponents.
Murray won very easily in straight sets.
In the fourth round, he defeated Dimitrov in four sets; in the quarterfinals, he swept Karlovic in three sets.
Game by game, Murray gradually found his form, and his performance was indeed getting better and better; and after the rapid march in the second half of last year, it can already be clearly felt that the negative impact of injuries is gradually going away.
, Murray has indeed found his recent best.
Unlike Nadal, Murray has shown a continuous upward curve.
Looking at it now, missing the previous warm-up match in Melbourne was not due to injury, but more of a strategic choice to rest and recuperate, giving the body more time to recover.
Moreover, Murray likes and suits the Melbourne Park venue very much.
Among the four Grand Slams, Murray was the first to break through at the US Open, his best performance was at Wimbledon, and his most stable performance was at the Australian Open.
In 2010, Murray had a breakthrough at Melbourne Park and reached the final for the first time. Unfortunately, he lost to Federer and finished second. Since then, he has been very stable.
Runner-up three times, semi-final once, and quarter-final once.
The only time he reached the quarterfinals was in 2014, that is, last year. After a season-ending back injury, he came back in the new season and then broke into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. This was also his worst record in five years.
This year, Murray will return to the semi-finals.
It can be seen from here that Murray really likes to play at Melbourne Park and has always performed well.