In the 2015 Australian Open, the fierce battle is in full swing at Melbourne Park. The popularity continues to rise, and as the tenth and eleventh match days progress, it will usher in a new peak step by step.
All signs indicate that the theme of alternation between old and new throughout 2014 is about to usher in the first battle on the first Grand Slam stage of the new year.
Everything is developing as expected, and the heat wave continues to gather towards the final stage of the Huashan Sword Competition.
On the tenth match day, there will be two more matches in the top eight men's singles.
In the end, Djokovic defeated Berdych in straight sets, Wawrinka also defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets, and the No. 1 seed and the No. 4 seed met in the semi-finals!
Boom! Here it comes!
finally come!
Last year at Melbourne Park, Wawrinka defeated defending champion Djokovic in the quarter-finals in a long deciding set. At the same time, he also sounded the clarion call for the first chaos in men's tennis in ten years.
It lasts all year round and attracts the attention of all tennis lovers.
A year later, Wawrinka and Djokovic met again, this time in the semi-finals, and the war reignited. So, where will the outcome be?
It is no exaggeration to say that when the draw came out, people were looking forward to this matchup, to some extent, even more than the potential quarterfinal matchup between Federer and Murray; but they did not expect that Federer missed the contract and Wawrinka instead
and Djokovic each defended their own half.
Dong-dong-dong! The war drums are officially ringing! They are stirring in the sky above Melbourne Park for a long time!
As a result, the top four lineups for the first Grand Slam men's singles in 2015 have been announced:
Top half, "Djokovic VS Wawrinka".
The second half, "Murray VS Gao Wen".
Perfect!
It's perfect!
This is precisely the focus topic throughout last year, "Big Four VS Challengers"!
Among them, Wawrinka and Gao Wen are the undoubted leaders among the "challengers". After going through ups and downs, both players stood out in this year's Melbourne Park and once again stood among the Big Four.
In front of you, launch an attack.
If Murray's position is replaced by Nadal, then the semi-finals will happen to be the winners of last year's four Grand Slam championships, further pushing this wave of replacement of old and new to the extreme; but considering the draw, it has been foreshadowed in advance.
Such a matchup is impossible, and Gauvin has already defeated Nadal in the quarterfinals, so there is nothing to criticize.
incredible!
All of this actually happened.
The matchup situation that people have been waiting for and waiting for, and looking forward to again and again, is actually happening in Melbourne Park, just like the women's singles.
Dream showdown!
The entire tennis world is beginning to feel excited. Perhaps, this year's professional tennis, starting from the Australian Open, will take on a new look.
Then, on the eleventh competition day, there was a roar of gongs and drums.
According to the schedule, three singles matches will be played today, two women's singles semifinals and one men's singles semifinals.
The women's singles will see the final lineup today; while the men's singles will take the lead in the semi-finals of the lower half, and the semi-finals of the upper half will be played tomorrow - Friday.
This also means that in Sunday's final stage, the players who stand out in the bottom half will win an extra day of rest.
Like the men's singles, the women's singles is also experiencing a period of fluctuation between the old and the new. The two rookies challenge the No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed respectively.
Makarova has already risen in 2012, but it was not until last year that she defeated Azarenka at the US Open and advanced to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career; this year at the Australian Open, Makarova upset the third seed again
Halep, who reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive Grand Slam, is about to challenge Sharapova.
Keys, who just emerged last year, defeated fourth seeds Kvitova and Venus Williams at the Australian Open this year, advancing to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. Even though she played the role of a dark horse, her victory was very convincing.
Next, he will challenge Serena Williams in the semi-finals.
result--
Serena Williams and Sharapova both defeated their opponents in straight sets and met in the final.
This also marks that this year's Australian Open women's singles final is about to begin between the top two seeds after the game. They have also withstood the impact and will continue to occupy the top two positions in the world rankings after the Australian Open.
The first suspense has been revealed.
In the singles arena of women's professional tennis, the hegemon is still the hegemon. Despite the turbulence and strong impact, both the third and fourth seeds suffered upsets, but Serena Williams and Sharapova are still strong, which also means that,
We still have to wait and see about the impact of the new generation.
and!
The final will inevitably be full of topics. The two most topical and highly rated players in today's women's tennis are about to have another peak showdown.
Wait, does this mean that the same is true for men's tennis?
The challengers failed again, but the Big Four withstood the impact and came back strongly, proving once again that their dominance of men's professional tennis is not over?
The second suspense is about to be revealed.
It is precisely because of the results of the women's singles semifinals that people's discussion of the men's singles semifinals has also skyrocketed:
So, "Djokovic VS Murray" will be staged again?
After all, the instability and uncertainty of women's singles has always been more obvious.
In 2008, the then world No. 1 Justin Henin announced his retirement very suddenly. After that, the number of world No. 1 players and fleeting "Grand Slam" players were frequently replaced with both hands.
As a result, Serena Williams and Sharapova still stabilized their steps amidst the turmoil.
Then, a more stable and powerful men's singles should be like this——
Looking at the top eight singles lineup, this is the most direct proof. Does this mean that the final will be a reunion of old faces?
Murray has challenged Djokovic three times in Melbourne Park, and has been completely wiped out. He has suffered repeated defeats and repeated defeats. So, will this time be different?
In other words, the men's game will take on a completely different look, because the wind direction this year is indeed a bit weird.
In the men's doubles competition, the top seeds, the Bryan Brothers, were upset in the round of 16; moreover, after entering the quarter-finals, there were still upsets after the semi-finals, and all the seeded players lost. In the end, two pairs of unseeded players met in the finals to compete for the championship.
Such a style of painting is really hard to understand.
Coupled with the upset exits of Federer and Nadal, the men's singles arena was calm, and there seemed to be an undercurrent hidden beneath the calm.
Speculations, imaginations, expectations, curiosity... all kinds of emotions surged, and then, the first men's singles semi-finals took place under the spotlight.
On the eleventh match day, at Rod Laver Arena, Gao Wen played the night game of the Center Court for the second consecutive game; it was also the second consecutive game against the Big Four.
This is the ultimate challenge for any player. So far, only Del Potro and Wawrinka have accomplished the feat of defeating two Big Four players in a row in the same Grand Slam event.
Now, it's up to Gawain.
"Andy! Bang bang!"
"Andy! Bang bang!"
The Rod Laver Arena was uniform and the whole place was roaring. Even before the players took the stage, they could already feel the one-sided atmosphere of the game.