"I just saw Lewis Hamilton appear. He should have come to Australia to prepare for the opening game of the new season."
"Oh, and Tiger Woods."
Zhang Sheng's words surprised Yu Jia, and he turned around without hiding his surprise.
"I knew that Tiger always liked watching Nadal's matches, but I didn't know that he was also interested in other tennis matches. I thought he didn't watch tennis."
Zhang Sheng shrugged.
"In my opinion, if there is no suspense in the game, they will not bother to come to Melbourne Park in such a hot and humid weather. They are much more professional than the AI algorithm. They are all professionals and can truly see through the phenomenon to see the essence.
That they are willing to attend is the best proof."
In last year's US Open final, the two "dark horses" Gawain and Cilic both appeared on the Grand Slam final stage for the first time, and the expectations for the game plummeted.
This can be seen from the attendance rate and number of guests in the finals.
At that time, they scanned the entire field and could not see any superstars worth mentioning, so all the spectators were forced to focus on the game itself.
This year is different.
Even before the game started, you could already feel the obvious difference in the popularity. To some extent, it was even comparable to a showdown between the Big Four.
When Zhang Sheng said this, Yu Jia also deeply agreed and relaxed a little, "I just saw Navratilova coming."
"Mrs. Billie-Jane-King and Mr. Rod Laver also came one after another." Zhang Sheng exhaled another puff of smoke.
"You know, the presence of these two figures is very important."
Rod Laver is still a banner figure for the entire Australian professional tennis world, needless to say.
So, what about Billie Jean King?
On the court, with 12 Grand Slam championships, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles championships, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles championships, she is undoubtedly a legend in women's tennis.
But the true greatness of this pioneer is that she used her own game to establish the status of women's professional tennis.
First of all, the legendary "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973 is still a legendary event that people talk about.
Bobby Riggs ranked high among amateur and professional players in the 1930s and 1940s, and became the best male player in the world in the mid-1940s.
Later, Riggs repeatedly boasted about being a "promoter" of tennis during the Business Challenge.
In 1973, Riggs unabashedly promoted chauvinism, claiming that the gap between the women's game and the men's game was so great that a retired fifty-five-year-old male player like himself could still beat the top players in active service.
Women's players.
Riggs challenged the legendary Margaret Court and easily won with a score of "6:2", "6:1".
Mrs. Billie Jean King, who once rejected Riggs' challenge, finally decided to accept Riggs' challenge after this game.
On September 20, 1973, Billie Jean King and Riggs engaged in the "Battle of the Sexes" of the century. Witnessed by 30,000 spectators at the scene and 50 million spectators around the world, King
The Lady defeated Riggs in straight sets.
The public generally believes that this is an important match that promotes respect and attention to women's tennis and goes down in history.
Later, this historical event was adapted into a movie, "Battle of the Sexes."
Secondly, Mrs. Billie Jean King also realized the many challenges faced by the women's game, so she was the matchmaker and organized the first formal formal organization-
WTA.
Mrs. King was the first president of the WTA.
From on and off the court, Billie Jean King was an incredible promoter of women's professional tennis, which established her unique position in today's professional tennis world.
tonight!
The appearance of two legends, Billie Jean King and Rod Laver, also directly proved the importance of this Australian Open final, which indeed attracted countless attention.
Surprises! One after another.
Hearing the unexpected name, Yu Jia was also very surprised, "Mrs. Jin is actually here too."
A little excited.
But then he became more and more nervous, "Tonight, it may be a very, very difficult game for Gawain, and Xiaode will definitely be fully prepared."
Zhang Sheng glanced at Yu Jia, "Look, this is the difference between us and Gao Wen. We are anxious because of the upcoming challenges, but Gao Wen is excited because of the upcoming challenges. Do you believe it? Gao Wen is now
You should be very much looking forward to tonight’s game and can’t even wait to get ready to play.”
Yu Jia was stunned for a moment and laughed, because he knew Zhang Sheng was right, "Then let's look forward to a wonderful showdown."
In the evening, 7:30.
The last match of the 2015 Australian Open, the men's singles final, "Djokovic VS Gauvin", officially kicked off.
The beginning is very strange.
Tonight, both Djokovic and Gao Wen had problems with their serves and were unable to take the initiative on the first serve. This also caused the two players' serve to face severe challenges.
Djokovic had already had a problem with his serving in the previous semi-final, and now it has continued into the final. Not only is the success rate of his first serve low, but the quality of his first serve is also not good. It is difficult to take the initiative after serving, but he is repeatedly beaten.
Wen launched an attack.
Gauvin's serving problem that continued from Doha to Melbourne had basically returned to normal when he faced Nadal and Murray, but it reappeared in the final. He also had a low first-serve success rate and once again faced the severe test of double faults.
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Melbourne at night was stuffy, humid, hot and humid. The entire Rod Laver Arena was like a big simmering pot. Even though the roof was open, it was still difficult to breathe.
After just two games, both players Djokovic and Gao Wen were sweating very seriously, and their physical exertion and breathing adjustment were faced with severe challenges.
In Gao Wen's first two service games, he saved three and four break points respectively and struggled to maintain serve.
Djokovic fell behind by "0:40" in his first serving game, but then the world number one showed his skills and continued to press on the net. Becker's training results are being integrated into the game, breaking the baseline stalemate in the opening stage, which was thrilling
Guaranteed hair.
It can be seen from the beginning that this game is different from the previous three encounters between the two players.
After "2:2"——
The hot and humid temperature obviously had an impact. Gao Wen's backhand performance was very poor. Not only was he unable to hit the ball in place, but he also made consecutive mistakes. Djokovic showed top prediction and precise control and was the first to break serve. Here,
Leading for the first time in a final.
However, Djokovic also faced the test of high temperature. First, he had breathing problems and made a series of mistakes. Gao Wen immediately seized the opportunity to break back successfully and returned to the same starting line; then Djokovic suffered from finger cramps and wear and tear.
He requested a medical timeout due to the broken skin injury.
The rhythm and atmosphere of the game are always in a state of intermittent, broken, chaotic and bumpy.
Be it Djokovic or Gawain, the performance of both players was abnormal.
"Weird."
Zhang Sheng made this evaluation.
"The opening stage of this much-anticipated final was really weird."
