Chapter 1122: Arrogant
In the press conference after the match, Rublev said in an interview, "Seeing Gao Wen achieve such outstanding results is an inspiration to me. He is only 19 years old and was still a teenager a year ago, but now he is a Grand Slam champion."
"I think Gao Wen is a goal and a role model for all young players."
Not only Zhang Ze, Gao Wen's butterfly effect also objectively affects the new generation of young players.
Thanks to Gao Wen's overall rise, Rublev, as a "post-95" player, stepped onto the Masters stage for the first time, which also triggered heated discussions in a small circle.
As a result, Cilic became a thing of the past in the blink of an eye, because he was eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the "Sunshine Double Crown" and still failed to enter the main competition.
So, does anyone remember last year's Basel tournament, when Coric unexpectedly defeated Nadal?
...This is a bit embarrassing.
However, it doesn’t matter. The new forces born after 1995 continue to appear one after another, and soon bring Cilic back to the center of the spotlight.
Continue to whip the corpse.
Although more and more young players born after 1995 have entered the professional arena and have received a lot of attention due to their outstanding performance in their youth.
But when they really stepped onto the ATP court, the gap between them and the professional players was immediately apparent; this batch of geniuses seemed to be lacking a bit of spark.
Not to mention whether they are ready to challenge the Big Four, even against other professional players, their performance on the field is far from satisfactory.
Especially when facing the new generation leader Gao Wen, who was also a player born after 1995, Gao Wen's maturity and excellence have widened the gap in a blink of an eye.
Dubai, against Coric, “6:1”, “6:1”.
Miami, against Rublev, “6:1”, “6:1”.
In two games and four fried dough sticks, Gao Wen showed his absolute dominance, responding to all discussions head-on with a sweeping attitude and proving himself once again.
Perhaps, in terms of age, they are all youth storms born after 1995, but Gao Wen's level has widened the gap and entered a higher level.
But, apparently, some people disagree.
Riot, from Gawain's opponent in the third round.
"No, what I'm really looking forward to is the next round against Anderson."
Alexander Zverev, also known as Zverev Jr., defeated Australian player Groth to advance to the third round of the Miami Masters. He not only became the second player born after 1995 to accomplish such a feat after Corinth, but also won the opportunity to compete with Corinth for a place in the round of 16.
Storm is coming!
In the post-match interview, the German rising star said this and showed a confident smile, seeming very satisfied with his answer.
Obviously, he ignored Gao Wen and set his sights on Kevin Anderson, a potential opponent for the quarterfinals. He exuded strong confidence from the inside out:
Although there are no dirty words or swear words, or even any direct or indirect attacks, one can still feel the pride in the bones.
Zverev Jr. didn't take Gao Wen seriously at all.
Last week, Zverev participated in the qualifying round in Indian Wells. Like Rublev, he was eliminated in the final round and unfortunately missed the main draw.
This week, in Miami, Zverev found his touch, successfully passed the qualifying test and advanced to the main draw, and showed good competitive form: defeating Rosol in the first round and Groth in the second round, and advanced to the third round on the Masters stage for the first time in his career.
The next opponent——
Gawain!
Compared to Rublev, Zverev was active in the public eye for the entire last year. The praise of "genius boy" has spread all over the world. Countless professionals believe that they are witnessing the rise of the next "world number one" and that there is a glimmer of hope for the revival of German tennis.
If it weren't for Coric's surprise victory over Nadal in Basel at the end of the year, all attention would probably be focused on this German genius.
However, expectations are directly proportional to pressure, which has become a constraint on Zverev's early success. Until now, the Miami Masters has finally witnessed Zverev's brilliance. In an instant, all the cheers and praises came pouring in, and the media became bustling again.
“Genius”, is he about to shine?
and!
Zverev's opponent in the third round is Gao Wen.
Without any effort, the enthusiasm and craze of the media reporters were ignited, and it exploded across the board, even louder than when Gawain challenged Djokovic and Federer.
From Coric in 1996 to Rublev in 1997 to Zverev in 1997, a new generation of challengers is emerging.
These young players all simultaneously set their sights on Gao Wen. The two-time Grand Slam champion born in 1995 has become the number one target for the new generation to step onto the stage and prove themselves. Maybe they don't have the courage to challenge the Big Four, but Gao Wen has no problem.
First there was Cilic who said, "I'm ready to beat him," and then there was Zverev who said, "What I'm really looking forward to is my opponent in the next round."
Young people are indeed... full of vitality.
Step by step, the hot spots are gradually coming.
If the media hype when Rublev challenged Gao Wen was still "forced conflict", creating some waves even when there was no storm, then when Gao Wen faced the challenge of the new generation of the same age in two consecutive games and three times in four weeks, the topic naturally became a topic.
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What's more, the German genius in front of him was full of confidence and arrogant. He didn't need the media to provoke him and had already taken the lead in launching an attack.
The edge of the millennial generation is indeed completely different from before.
When Zverev said those words lightly, the entire press conference room was boiling, the air reached boiling point, and it was difficult to suppress the surge of emotions.
The scene was like a hedgehog appeared on the chair. One by one, they stood up and scrambled to raise their hands high for the opportunity to ask questions.
The whole audience was boiling.
"Sasha, you know your next opponent is Gao Wen, right? Not only did he win the Australian Open, but he also won the Indian Wells title last week."
The subtext is that the feel is hot.
The German reporter was rarely stupid and wasted the precious opportunity to ask questions. He restated the facts and kindly reminded Zverev.
From here, one can deeply feel how shocking Zverev's provocation was.
However, Zverev seemed to be completely unaware, not knowing how much waves his words had caused. His face was calm and he showed a bright smile.
"I know, I still keep up with ATP tennis news."
“Obviously, Gawain has been playing really well lately, but I also know that I’m going to beat him.”
Understatement.
Be brief and to the point.
But precisely because of this, one can feel even more the strong self-confidence emanating from Zverev Jr. from the inside out, and he does not take Gawain seriously at all.
Reporters: ??? Don’t get me wrong, the reporters like it, they like it very much, they don’t need to stir up trouble, Zverev has already provided enough topics.
The problem is, confidence is a good thing, but blind confidence is stupid.
interesting.
Very interesting.
Are all young people like this nowadays?
(End of this chapter)