Chapter 1311 Perfect Draw

The draw ceremony attracted everyone's attention——

Just like the World Cup, the draw ceremony for tennis matches is always full of highlights. Is there a group of death? Will the old rivals meet again? Who will be the European emperor with smooth sailing? Who will be the unlucky one with many setbacks? How will the host players draw? When will the key match take place? And so on.

This year's French Open draw was particularly eye-catching and discussed more than ever before, far exceeding the Australian Open. The core reason for all this is: Nadal.

On the one hand, Nadal’s poor form has left the championship situation completely open, making the distribution of the draw even more important.

On the other hand, the low-health Nadal is still an opponent that no one wants to face at Roland Garros.

Boom, boom, boom, the war drums sounded, my heartbeat quickened, my blood boiled—

The quarterfinal matchups are revealed.

In the upper half, Djokovic-Nishikori, Murray-Ferrell.

In the lower half, Federer-Berdych, Gawain-Nadal.

Boom! Boom, boom, boom! In an instant, everyone went crazy, completely crazy.

Surprisingly.

Surprisingly!

With the sighs and frustrations of Chinese journalists and fans, Nadal fell into the same group as Gao Wen and faced off in the quarterfinals. The biggest suspense of this year's French Open draw was revealed. The situation in the championship race changed dramatically again in an instant, triggering a series of chain reactions.

Look carefully, read the draw carefully, and you will find that if you slightly change the positions, the top four matchups are as follows:

"Djokovic VS Murray".

"Federer VS Nadal".

Wonderful! Indescribable!

This is also the first time since last year's Wimbledon that the Big Four have belonged to four different divisions. If they all win, they will be able to meet in the semi-finals.

Is the familiar scene that we once took for granted coming back again?

At this point, let’s look back at this year’s clay court season:

In Monte Carlo, Djokovic and Nadal met in the semi-finals; in Madrid, Murray and Nadal met in the final; in Rome, Djokovic and Federer met in the final.

Time and again, and once again, the Big Four have fully recovered after coming to the clay court, regaining their dominance on the clay court that the younger generation is not familiar with or good at. Even the Mesozoic branch of the "Challenger League" has fully risen and delivered a satisfactory answer.

Then, step by step, towards Roland Garros.

Now, after the draw is out, the Big Four are located in four different divisions, and the possibility of "meeting in the semi-finals" has officially started.

Excited!

Excited! Jumping for joy! A round of applause.

and!

Following Melbourne at the beginning of the year, Nadal once again entered Gawain's division, and the "Big Four vs. Challengers" storm is about to usher in another head-to-head confrontation.

Judging from the head-to-head record, Nadal leads with two wins and one loss. On hard courts, the two players are evenly matched; on clay, Nadal defeated Gawain in Madrid. Now he has come to the French Open, which is Nadal's backyard. There is no doubt that this will be a severe test for Gawain.

So, what is Gawain's winning rate? What is Nadal's winning rate?

Obviously, people are still generally optimistic about Nadal——

After all, Gao Wen still needs more time on clay courts; after all, this is Roland Garros; after all, Nadal is still the king of clay.

More importantly, among the top four seeded players, Gao Wen is indeed the "weakest" link, from competition experience to clay court strength to mass base, this is true in all aspects. Nadal successfully avoided the other three giants and faced Gao Wen in the quarterfinals, and the opportunity was revealed.

Once Nadal can defeat Gawain in the quarterfinals, the situation for winning the championship will be bright. Next, he will most likely face Federer in the semifinals; then in the final, entering the deciding stage of the Grand Slam, Nadal's competitive state will reach its peak. Whether he faces Djokovic or Murray, he may not be without the ability to fight. The God of War will inevitably launch a strong attack on the championship trophy again.

In other words, Nadal's prospects of winning the championship have become bright again after successfully avoiding encountering the other Big Three in the quarterfinals.

It is precisely because of this that when the draw results came out, the crowd was excited.

Accident.

joy.

surprise.

celebrate.

All kinds of emotions erupted, and Chinese media covered their faces and foreheads one after another, unable to believe the result of the draw.

It’s not that they don’t believe in Gawain, but playing against Nadal on clay is really... hellishly difficult.

Moreover, after the Australian Open, Gao Wen actually faced Nadal in the quarterfinals of the second consecutive Grand Slam. What else can we say except to hold his forehead with his hands?

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If Nadal defeats Gawain, the possibility of the Big Four meeting in the semi-finals will increase dramatically, and the fans will start the party again.

If Gawain defeats Nadal, then the storm of "Big Four vs. Challengers" will inevitably be pushed to a new height, and Gawain's subsequent games will surely detonate ratings.

From the perspective of an observer or a fan, this is indeed a fantastic draw, which will further push the excitement of this year's ATP event to a climax.

Who could refuse?

Cheers, everyone.

With Nadal's draw position finalized, the biggest suspense of this year's French Open men's singles draw has been settled, and the subsequent draws will appear much smoother.

Looking at the draw, people will soon find that balance is the biggest feature of this year's Roland Garros draw:

The strength, status, popularity, etc. are relatively balanced in the four divisions. There are strong confrontations as well as focus duels, which once again confirms the judgment of a perfect draw.

This is a good thing for the tournament, a very good thing. It avoids the situation like the Australian Open, where the lower half of the draw was severely tilted, resulting in a tight schedule. In the end, many of Murray and Gao Wen's games were scheduled at Hisense Arena, which had a direct impact on both TV broadcasts and ticket revenue.

French Open, good luck, it seems that this year's Roland Garros should be very exciting.

At least, that's what the draw says.

First, in the quarter-finals, Djokovic is in charge and will face Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals.

Although Kei Nishikori has a very bad record against Djokovic in his career, and just lost another match in the quarterfinals in Rome a week ago, judging from his form in this year's clay court season, Kei Nishikori is at the forefront of the second tier, having lost all of his French Open warm-up matches to the eventual champion.

From this we can see that Kei Nishikori is in great form. Except for a few top players, he is invincible on clay this year.

At the French Open, whether Kei Nishikori can challenge Djokovic who is aiming to win the championship will be a major highlight.

Outside of two hot-shooting players, this division is fairly evenly matched:

There are players like Anderson and Lopez who are highly ranked but better at hard courts, as well as players like Verdasco, Auger-Aliassime and Monaco who are not highly ranked but are competitive on clay. In addition, the "Australian genius" Tomic is also in this division and has a good chance of challenging Djokovic in the third round.

Judging from the strength on paper, there is a lack of strong players, but it is relatively balanced and everyone has the opportunity to advance to the fourth round. This is also the overall feature of this year's French Open draw.

Here, Djokovic and Kei Nishikori should be favored to meet in the quarterfinals.

(End of this chapter)