Chapter 1075: Picking the seeds
Obviously, this was not Pospisil's plan. He wanted to send some signals to Gawain, but now it seems that there may be errors in the signal transmission.
The scene and momentum have been set, but this is the result?
Pospisil tried to create some trouble for Gawain. Winning or losing was secondary. The important thing was a deterrent, an impact, and a confrontational attitude.
But unfortunately, plans could not keep up with changes, and he did not succeed - not only did he not succeed, but his plan collapsed miserably.
A miserable defeat.
Defeat.
There was only one thought in Pospisil's mind, to leave here, even if it meant looking like a criminal suspect, he had to leave as soon as possible.
Finally, Gao Wen started his first journey in Indian Wells with a calm and relaxed attitude, which was also his first adjustment after losing to Federer.
Not bad.
Of course, if he had a choice, Gao Wen would also like to spend more time on the court, as the Davis Cup is far from confrontational enough.
He needs to hit the ball, needs to adapt to the feeling of the game here, and needs to truly feel the confrontation to get into shape, otherwise, when he enters the deep rounds, his shape may not be able to keep up.
But playing smoothly in the strong wind in Indian Wells for the first time was also very important, and it also shut up those reporters.
Temporarily.
There is no need to ask for more.
Relatively speaking, Dimitrov is a little worse.
In the second round, Dimitrov encountered the tough... Kyrgios.
Maybe, it’s not “a little worse”, but “a lot more”, a lot more.
Whether you like Kyrgios or not, his talent, his ability and his quality are there, and the impact and trouble he can cause objectively exist.
and!
If you want Kyrgios to shut up his big mouth that keeps firing shots and starting fires everywhere, then victory is the only way.
For Dimitrov, who is in poor form recently and has a mild personality, Keyes is indeed not an ideal opponent.
After the draw was released, it easily became the focus of the second round. Compared with the Big Four or Gao Wen and Wawrinka, this is the topic.
No one can predict what Kyrgios will say if he beats Dimitrov.
However! In this game, Dimitrov showed his rare passion and presented the toughest and most exciting match since the opening of the new season.
In the first set, the two sides fought all the way to the tiebreak. Dimitrov suddenly sped up, disrupting Kyrgios's position and breaking Kyrgios' serve in succession, winning easily with a score of 7:2.
In the second set, Kyrgios hit a series of magical shots, broke Dimitrov's serve, and maintained the advantage all the way to the end, "6:3", tying the overall score.
Decisive set.
Kyrgios took advantage of the victory and broke the serve first, leading 5:4 and serving to win the match, but Dimitrov did not surrender.
At the critical moment, Dimitrov gritted his teeth, seized the slight gap when Kyrgios missed two first serves, took the initiative to attack, and actually got a break point.
This was Dimitrov's second break point of the match.
In this game, Kyrgios' serve performance was excellent. He never encountered too many challenges in his serve games, let alone being broken.
result!
In the match game where I serve to win, it is not a match point, but a break point first.
Then,
cash!
Dimitrov scored with a stunning backhand straight line winner.
Break points are no longer about quantity but about execution. Just one is enough, and Dimitrov broke Kyrgios' serve to win the match.
In the deciding set, we are back to the same starting line.
"roar!"
Dimitrov, who had been particularly dull and depressed in recent times, finally roared out, roared like a lion, and showed his claws.
It is not so much the desire for victory as it is the desire for battle, the desire for competition, the desire for tennis that shines at this moment.
You come and I go!
The stalemate!
It was extremely difficult for both players to break serve. At the end of the game, no one was able to get a break point, so the deciding set went into a tiebreak.
"7:4".
The one who had the last laugh was Dimitrov.
With better, more stable and tougher performance at critical moments, Dimitrov won the deciding set with the advantage of breaking one more serve point, defeated Kyrgios and advanced to the third round with his head held high.
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Compared with the victory, the fighting spirit, passion and state that Dimitrov showed in this game are the truly joyful parts.
The situation is improving little by little, albeit slowly, but there is definitely some improvement.
With such momentum, Gawain and Dimitrov also made great progress in the doubles competition.
In the second round, the challenge will feature the seventh seed, India's Rohan-Bopanna and Canada's Daniel-Nestor.
Among them, Nestor, who turned professional in 1991, is a legendary figure. He is the former world number one, has won seven Grand Slam doubles titles, and has swept all four Grand Slams. Bopanna is slightly inferior but is also a doubles expert. His highest ranking is third in the world, and he has remained at his peak in the past few years.
There is no doubt that this is a daunting challenge.
The Gao-Wen combination performed very well, winning in straight sets, 6:3, 7:6 (3), to defeat their opponents and advance to the quarterfinals, continuing their winning streak.
This victory was a not-so-small upset, and the performance was truly brilliant.
“Ahhhh!”
“Ahhhh!”
At the end of the game, the whole stadium was boiling with cheers and screams, applause and whistles. The enthusiasm of the audience was endless and surging.
After the game, the two players were kept on the sidelines of the court by crazy fans for nearly ten minutes, and the friendly fan service of autographs and taking photos caused a frenzy.
Although Gawain and Dimitrov tried their best to satisfy everyone's wishes, they still had to leave due to the schedule, and ultimately their wishes could not be fulfilled, leaving the entire stadium filled with sighs and wails of regret, so much so that the players waiting to appear in the player tunnel could also feel the difference in the atmosphere.
Ferrer is an honest man, he doesn't joke or complain, he took the initiative to hug Gawain and Dimitrov respectively and congratulated them.
But Ferrer's opponent, Tomic, was different. He kept his distance with a look of contempt and disdain on his face, chewing gum and not even looking at Ferrer.
"Ferrell VS Tomic" are the two protagonists of the next duel, and are about to enter the No. 2 court.
Standing at the entrance of the stadium, you can clearly see that large numbers of spectators are leaving the stadium. Maybe they are leaving, maybe they are just going to the bathroom, or maybe they just want to relax for a while, but the loss of people is still spectacular.
Could it be that the attendance for the doubles match just now was even higher than that for the singles match between Ferrer and Tomic?
Is all this really happening? Whether it is ATP or WTA, the attendance rate of singles matches is often much higher than that of doubles matches. Sometimes, the difference can even be twice or even three times.
Even though Gawain and Dimitrov are very popular and have strong appeal, and their popularity and topicality remain high, Ferrer and Tomic are not unknown either, and the gap should not be so obvious.
this……
Is this really okay?
(End of this chapter)