Chapter 1143: Aiming for the Double Crown
The right time, the right place, and the right people.
Opportunities appear again and again; at the same time, Gao Wen moves forward step by step, firmly grasps every opportunity, and achieves heroic qualities.
From fans to the media, they are being conquered little by little——
In competitive sports, victory is the only thing that matters.
At the press conference after defeating Tim and advancing to the semi-finals, a reporter couldn't wait to throw out a series of possible questions:
"Gowon, after winning the Indian Wells title, you also reached the semi-finals in Miami. The 'Sunshine Double' is no longer a theoretical possibility. Do you have the confidence to win the Miami title? If you succeed, you will be the youngest Sunshine Double winner in history."
Look, we’re only in the semi-finals, but our goal is already to win the championship.
Berdych: Do you think I don't exist?
But you can’t really blame the journalists—
Since his sudden emergence in New York last year, Gao Wen has reached the semi-finals in two Grand Slams and four Masters tournaments, and the semi-finals is the minimum requirement.
There is no doubt that Gao Wen is the best player on hard courts in the past eight months. This is an objective fact that is obvious to all.
The reporters were even more excited than Gawain.
Among them, it is unknown how many people are genuinely happy for Gao Wen, how many are excited because the show of "Big Four VS Challenger" is getting more and more exciting, and how many are simply excited for the world to be in chaos. The only thing that is certain is that it is very lively.
So exciting!
Gao Wen opened his mouth to try to answer the question, but before he could even utter a word, he was interrupted by the reporter again. He raised his hand to apologize.
"Sorry, I'm not done with my questions."
Gao Wen's eyes widened, his face full of surprise, and then he made a gesture of zipping up his mouth and signaled the reporter to continue asking questions.
With just one expression and one gesture, the atmosphere in the press conference room became relaxed, and even the reporter who asked the question couldn't help laughing.
He controlled the corners of his mouth slightly and raised the question again.
"This season, you have maintained a record of 25 wins and 1 loss, currently leading the season win-loss list, and also leading the championship points list leading to London. If you can reach the top in Miami, it is very likely that before May, you will become the first player to qualify for the year-end finals."
"What are your expectations for this?"
"In addition, if you can win the Miami Open, it means that the points gap between you and Federer will be further narrowed. In the following clay and grass seasons, you have a lot of room for point growth. You have a good chance of becoming the world's second or even the world's first."
"According to the ATP ranking system, since Nadal was ranked No. 2 in the world for the first time in his career on July 25, 2005, the top two positions in the world have been firmly controlled by the Big Four for nearly ten years. This pattern has never been broken, and the highest ranking of other players is No. 3."
"Now, you are very, very likely to be the player who breaks this situation. Once you achieve it, you will make history. What do you think about this?"
Problems, one after another.
At the same time, pressure builds up layer by layer.
Overwhelming.
The entire press conference room could deeply feel the heat and madness surging from all directions, surrounding Gao Wen in a bustling crowd.
The sweat hairs on my arms seemed to be approaching the point of ignition. I could faintly smell the burning smell and the smoke filled the air.
The crowd was excited.
So, what about Gawain?
He smiled, raised his face slightly, then raised his right hand and started to snap his fingers.
"Yes. No. Yes. No."
Without thinking, Gawain threw out a bunch of judgment verbs, but without a link between the preceding and following sentences, it was difficult for the foreword and the following sentence to form a connection.
The reporters on the scene were all confused——
What are you talking about? Looking at the confused expressions of the reporters in front of him, Gao Wen suppressed his smile and nodded slightly:
"Very good, then, next question."
reporter:……
If the occasion did not allow it, I'm afraid the reporters would have started swearing.
The corners of Gao Wen's mouth curled up slightly, and a smile welled up in his eyes. It can be seen that he was very satisfied with his prank.
"Ladies and gentlemen, dear reporters, you have thrown out so many questions, and they are so tricky, so difficult, and so tricky. It is obvious that you are setting a trap for me to fall into. Even if I want to be obedient, I can't be too submissive, otherwise I will look like a fool."
"Isn't it?"
"How about this, if you plan to make things difficult for me next time, why not do it one by one, so that I can catch my breath and you can save some bullets."
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reporter:……
If such words were used to express a solemn protest, they would be too serious and the whole effect would be counterproductive; but Gawain easily diffused the atmosphere with a light tone of teasing and self-deprecation, and the smile in his eyes and mouth, and the humor he conveyed was different.
Puff.
There were reporters at the scene who couldn't help but burst out laughing, even though it was inappropriate, and the atmosphere in the entire venue became relaxed.
From rustling to laughter to applause and whistles, the press conference room responded in the warmest way and praised Gao Wen.
Just as Gawain said, these problems were more difficult than the other, and if they were not handled properly, they might lead to being criticized by everyone; but Gawain's ridicule weakened the seriousness of the whole topic, and the tone of the matter changed quietly.
Later, when Gao Wen answered the question directly again, the feeling it brought was naturally different.
High! Really high!
Sure enough, Gao Wen immediately returned to the main topic and did not avoid the focus, but responded directly.
“I think it’s a very complex but very simple question.”
"If you ask me if I want to be No. 1 in the world, I can definitely answer that it is a dream that I have had since childhood."
"When I was still correcting my strokes, I would pretend to beat him and become the world's number one player after practice with my friends in an empty training ground. Then I would throw my racket away, cover my face with my hands, cry, and bow to everyone to express my gratitude."
"I would imagine myself standing at the top of the world, with all the applause, cheers and screams, making my heart burst."
"Then my little friend would raise his voice and interrupt my dream: Hey, Gawain, it's my turn."
"So I had to wake up from the dream and play the role of being defeated by him, watching him become the champion and the world number one."
Ha ha!
The press conference room was filled with good-natured laughter. Gao Wen's words were so simple and sincere that they could easily depict the shape of a dream.
Perhaps, in their childhood, they all fantasized about their own moments of glory. In those years, they were so simple and pure.
Everyone who dares to dream is amazing.
(End of this chapter)