Chapter 1146: Growing Step by Step

In 2015, the Miami Masters, the battle for the semi-finals, the flames of war ignited.

The first game, “Gawain vs. Berdych”.

This is the third time the two players have faced off in their careers. Berdych is still the same Berdych, stable, strong, but lacking a little edge; Gawain is still the same Gawain, wise, courageous, and his interpretation of the game and grasp of opportunities are both youthful and mature.

“6:4”, “6:4”.

The scores of the two sets were very, very close, and the score gap did not widen. In the end, the victory or defeat was still determined by the grasp of the key points.

The winner is Gawain.

So far in his career, Gawain has won all three matches against Berdych without losing a set.

This handsome Czech guy, nicknamed "Bird Brother" by fans, was somewhat helpless after the game. He patted Gao Wen's shoulder while shaking hands and made a half-joking joke.

"I think we meet too often. My biggest wish for the second half of the season is to never face you across the net again. I hope to meet some new faces."

Berdych seemed too beaten to be angry.

Gawain laughed cheerfully, "Including the grass season?"

Grass is Berdych's best surface, and almost all of his career breakthroughs came from it. In comparison, Gawain is not so good at it.

Never fought.

Perhaps, there will be more chances against Gawain and Berdych in the grass season.

Berdych understood immediately, but the honest man did not take advantage of the situation. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "I think, forget it."

That expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry is enough to explain everything.

With this victory, Gao Wen also entered the sixth final in eight months, once again proving how popular he is.

In the previous five finals, Gao Wen maintained an excellent record of four wins and one loss, proving that he is a player who is very good at playing in finals and has a big heart.

It is worth mentioning that the only loss was against Murray in Valencia.

Although in Melbourne, Gawain defeated Murray in the semifinals to complete his revenge, the atmosphere of the final and the semifinals is different after all. In Miami, the Valencia final lineup is expected to be staged again: Djokovic? Or Murray? No matter who Gawain faces in the final, it is certain that the game will not disappoint.

The second game, “Djokovic VS Murray”.

Since returning from injury at the beginning of last year, Murray's obstacle to returning to the top has always been his childhood close friend Djokovic. The two players have demonstrated the meaning of "no enemies, no gathering":

From last year's quarterfinals in Miami to this year's semifinals in Miami, the two players met seven times in a full year.

In the previous six times, Djokovic won all the games! Incredible!

You know, these two players have been old rivals since their teenage years. When playing against each other, both of them have achieved some outstanding victories and also won some consecutive victories, but neither Djokovic nor Murray has ever been able to extend the winning streak to more than four games.

Now, Djokovic has won six consecutive games, completely breaking the deadlock between the two players in the past.

Interestingly, both players have performed well in Miami, where the surface and conditions are perfect for their styles.

This year is the fifth time Djokovic and Murray have met in Miami. In the previous four encounters, Djokovic had the upper hand with three wins and one loss.

Perhaps Miami could be the turning point for Murray to reverse his losing streak against Djokovic and then blow the horn of his own ascent to the top? In fact, Murray has a chance.

In the first set, both Murray and Djokovic had set points, but in the end, Djokovic was more skilled and won in the tie-break.

In the second set, Murray was not discouraged. He launched a fierce attack on Djokovic and turned the situation around, winning the set with a score of "6:4".

This set victory is also the second set Murray has won from Djokovic since his return from injury, following the second set tiebreak at the US Open last year. At the same time, the Miami Masters is a best-of-three format, and the next set is the deciding set. Everything is possible, and the two sides are back to the starting line.

Opportunities exist objectively and are no longer just theoretical possibilities.

pity.

“6:0”.

In the deciding set, Murray was constrained by his physical strength and was completely unable to keep up with Djokovic's speed. Djokovic easily cleared the set and won his seventh consecutive victory.

As a result, the final lineup was announced, and the crowd was excited.

"Gawain vs. Djokovic 6.0" is coming soon!

Last year, Gawain defeated Djokovic in New York and Paris, and then Djokovic got his revenge in London.

This year, Gao Wen defeated Djokovic twice in Melbourne and Indian Wells, and then Djokovic got a chance for revenge in Miami.

So, what about this time?

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Will Djokovic perfectly replicate his trajectory and regain his strength to get sweet revenge, or will Gawain make a new breakthrough in his career and kill the world number one three times for the first time?

In any era, in any competition, for any player, being able to kill the world's number one three times is undoubtedly a feat that deserves to be written about.

In the "Big Four Era", perhaps Murray's number of Grand Slams, number of weeks as world No. 1, and other achievements cannot be compared with the other three giants, but industry insiders, professional media, and veteran fans are willing to call him the fourth giant. The fundamental reason is his ability:

In the past decade, Murray is the only player who can beat the world No. 1 twice or even three times, and more than once.

Apart from this, the only one who has come closest to such an achievement is Tsonga.

When the Big Four were No. 1 in the world, Tsonga once defeated Federer twice, but unfortunately he was not able to defeat Djokovic and Nadal twice.

Of course, Tsonga has won more than one match against the Big Four in his career. The key to the task is that when the Big Four are ranked No. 1 in the world, it is more difficult and challenging to beat them. One win is already very, very difficult, let alone a double win or even a triple win. Now, the opportunity has come to Gao Wen.

Will Djokovic surrender? Of course not.

Not only that, Djokovic will also go all out.

Just like last year in London, although he missed the match point and lost the victory in Paris, the world No. 1 still proved himself on the London stage.

It's always like this, without exception, and this is also the most terrifying thing about the Big Four.

Most importantly, the Big Four all have this ability:

They will learn from every defeat, then adjust their tactics and playing style, continuously improve and upgrade, formulate new strategies based on the venue and opponents, and implement the strategies through actual matches, turning the situation of the game around and launching an all-out attack towards victory.

It is comparable to the Terminator series, each time it is upgraded, evolved, and stronger than the last, and naturally, it becomes more difficult to defeat each time.

It is already extremely difficult to beat a giant once, not to mention that it is necessary to output high-frequency and high-brightness performances twice, three times, or even more times in a row? So far, only Murray has done it.

So, Murray is the fourth giant, but Wawrinka, Gawain, Tsonga and so on and so forth, they are not included.

(End of this chapter)