There is no doubt that people always like to witness history. It is precisely because of the difficulty and rareness of creating history that the moment when history is born is always particularly precious.
for example.
In the Olympic Games, we witnessed the 100-meter flying contest and the moment when the world record was set. This has gone beyond simple victory and defeat, and has become a moment for human beings to challenge themselves to challenge their limits and even challenge taboos. The kind of passion and impassionedness is enough to detonate mountains deep in the soul.
The energy of the tsunami.
The charm of competitive sports is undoubtedly revealed——
"Higher, faster, further".
Professional tennis is no exception.
In the same event, the feat of consecutively defeating the top three players in the world to reach the top is rare; if it is a top-level event, it is even rarer.
Once. Twice. Three times.
In the Open era, events like this occurred only three times in men's singles and top events.
In 1994, at the Stockholm Masters, Becker defeated the world's third-ranked Michael Stich, the world's second-ranked Ivanisevic, and the world's number-one Sampras to reach the championship.
In 2007, at the Montreal Masters, Djokovic defeated the world's third Roddick, the world's second Nadal, and the world's number one Federer to reach the championship.
In 2020, in the year-end finals, Medvedev defeated the world's third-ranked Thiem, the world's second-ranked Nadal, and the world's number-one Djokovic, including all the group matches and knockout matches, and finally became the champion.
Only three times.
Of course, the specific conditions of the specific game, from the venue conditions to one's own condition to the impact of injuries, the reasons are complex and diverse, but no matter from which point of view, defeating the top three players in the world in the same event is an achievement.
A feat that is so rare in the long history.
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Since the rise of Federer and Nadal, the men's tennis world has been turned upside down, and it has accelerated from the era of competition among heroes to the era of top superstars.
It is precisely because of this that in the same event, defeating giants more than once has become a test that every player must go through to win the championship.
Since 2004, in nearly two decades, only four players have defeated the three giants in the same event.
In the 2007 Madrid Masters, when Madrid was still an indoor hard court tournament and belonged to the European indoor hard court season, it was later changed to a clay court. Nalbandian defeated the third seed Djokovic and the second seed Nalbandian respectively.
Dahl, No. 1 seed Federer, won the championship.
Moreover, the unseeded player Nalbandian defeated Berdych in the first round that year and Del Potro in the second round. The five games he won were enough to win the title.
In 2008, at the Hamburg Masters, Nadal defeated Murray, Djokovic, and Federer respectively to win the championship.
In 2010, in the year-end finals, Federer defeated Murray, Djokovic, and Nadal respectively to reach the championship. In addition, he also defeated the world's No. 4 Soderling. In other words, Federer defeated the world's No. 4 player respectively.
One, third, fourth, fifth.
Strictly speaking, the above three times are more or less debatable.
First, although Djokovic had risen to third in the world rankings in 2007, at that time, there was no concept of "Big Three" or "Big Four". Djokovic had not yet completed his transformation. He was far from
It can’t be said to be dominant. It wasn’t until 2011 that times gradually changed.
Secondly, Murray had already reached fourth in the world rankings in 2008, but similarly, Murray had not completed his transformation at that time. He still went through a period of struggle with ups and downs. It was not until the 2012 season that he broke through and joined hands with the world.
Djokovic created a new era of the Big Four.
In other words, the concept of "defeating the three giants" should only have historical weight after 2012.
So--
In 2014, at the Toronto Masters, Tsonga defeated Djokovic, Murray, and Federer respectively to win the championship.
This is worthy of admiration.
From any point of view, being able to defeat the top three players in the world or three giants in a row in the same event is a feat, and it is not an exaggeration to call it making history.
During the long period of nearly half a century since professional tennis entered the Open era, only seven players were able to leave their names.
Especially the latter.
The "Big Four" have been a unique presence in men's tennis for the past ten years. Maybe they will be injured, maybe they will suffer an upset, maybe they will be in such a sluggish state that they cannot firmly dominate the world rankings.
They are among the top three and four, but their dominance is unquestionable.
First of all, the world's No. 1 and No. 2 positions can never be shaken.
Secondly, Grand Slam and Masters champions are impregnable.
In other words, the concept of the "Big Four" itself has surpassed the intimidating power of world rankings and has become an ultimate challenge in today's men's tennis.
Any player!
If you can defeat a giant in a Grand Slam tournament, then you will undoubtedly make the headlines; if you can beat two giants in a row in the same Grand Slam event, then it is definitely an achievement worthy of a special mention.
Just look at Del Potro and Wawrinka.
So, what about defeating three giants in a row?
Unheard of.
As the reporter said, because the dominance of the four giants is too strong, they often consume all their energy after defeating one giant, and end up stopping in front of the second giant. So far, players who have been able to defeat the two giants in a row are basically
The championship has already been locked in.
Three?
It is difficult to reach the sky.
Moreover, is it still a Grand Slam in a best-of-five-set format?
Daydreaming.
In fact, no player has the opportunity to stand in front of a third giant after defeating two giants in a row.
Until today, Gawain appeared.
After defeating Nadal and Murray successively and fighting his way out of the dead lower half of this year's Australian Open, Gao Wen finally won the ticket to the ultimate challenge in today's men's professional tennis.
Just this moment, just this opportunity, is worthy of being recorded in history.
What's more, the matter is far more than that.
Gao Wen will also challenge another historical record and become the first men's singles player in history to win back-to-back Grand Slam titles after reaching the Grand Slam for the first time.
In such an important and special game, Gao Wen is about to face the third giant again. Everything collides and creates a chemical reaction.
Earth-shattering!
No one can say no, literally no one!
Therefore, when Gao Wen won the match point tonight, the reporters' minds collectively exploded and set off fireworks, and one or two of them were so excited that they were about to faint.
At this moment, how could they let Gawain go so easily?
Looking at Gawain in front of him, he was like a pack of wolves looking at their prey, his faintly glowing eyes unable to hide his urgency and desire.
The sights, one, two, and three, were all superimposed on Gawain. The intense tension and expectation filled all the oxygen factors. It was so hot that it was suffocating, and it was enough to ignite the air without the need for flames.
A little spark?
Then the entire scene is about to explode. Faced with such a historical moment, the blood has already begun to burn.