Chapter 1395 Summer Rainstorm
To be a superstar, you need unparalleled performance on the field; to be a top superstar, that is far from enough, you also need off-field personal charm and a little bit of magic——
Just like now.
The press conference room was packed with people, but the entire place was silent, with all eyes focused on one person.
Pay full attention and listen attentively.
“I don’t think there was a turning point in this game.”
"Because Joe played really, really well throughout, all the way to the final set, we both had an equal chance of winning."
"Joe pushed me to the limit, and of course, I also tried to push Joe to the limit. I think this should be my best match on clay this year."
“Believe me, if I could, I definitely wouldn’t want to go through a three-hour match in a row. I also wanted it to end as soon as possible, but Joe showed me with his outstanding performance that no matter we win or lose, we need to fight to the end and victory needs to be won through our own hard work.”
Haha, a low laugh was heard in the press conference room.
The reporter originally wanted to ask Gao Wen about his feelings after two consecutive fierce battles, but unexpectedly, Gao Wen had already made fun of himself.
"Today, the weather conditions and competition environment are all new challenges for me. It also proves that I am still a professional rookie."
“I still know nothing about tennis.”
Ha! A burst of laughter.
"In the end, the match was able to end before the rain. I think I was a little bit lucky. There were a few balls that I couldn't hit if I had to do it again."
"Shh!"
"Please keep this a secret. Otherwise, if Andre and Pete find out, I'll have to go back to training."
Seeing Gao Wen's grinning face, the whole audience burst into laughter again. Who could refuse such a Gao Wen? A standard question with hidden sharpness, but in Gao Wen's answer, it glowed with new vitality. No wonder reporters always like to interview Gao Wen.
Then, another reporter asked a question, following Gao Wen's words.
"Gao Wen, you have two top players, Sampras and Agassi, in your coaching team. What advice did they give you for this Roland Garros tournament?"
oh……
Gawain raised his chin slightly to show his sympathy for the question, and then said seriously, "They said that you should never trust any of their advice."
One second, two seconds——
The whole audience burst into laughter, rolling on the ground, accompanied by applause and whistles.
Everyone knows that Sampras and Agassi are not good at clay. It is no secret that their performances at Roland Garros were the worst in their careers; so when they served as coaches and gave advice to Gao Wen, people would naturally be curious about the actual results.
Judging from the results, Gao Wen has reached the quarterfinals in his first Roland Garros tournament in his career, which is beyond expectations.
But Gao Wen once again made a joke in a witty way, and the senior reporters present had to applaud -
This is ability and also charm.
Then, Gawain put his index finger to his mouth again and made a "hush" gesture:
Keep it secret.
The laughter at the scene couldn't be stopped at all, and even interrupted Gao Wen's subsequent words.
Gao Wen shrugged to show his innocence, as if he had no idea what these reporters were laughing at.
After waiting for a while, until the noise in the room had died down a little, Gao Wen continued.
"Their experiences, their lessons, their feelings, their understanding of Roland Garros, and even the regrets they encountered here in their careers are all invaluable assets."
“We tend to believe in the wealth of victory, but at the same time, we should also believe in the wealth of failure, which is very important.”
“In fact, Andre and Pete really helped me a lot during the clay court season, even more than on hard courts.”
"After all, I have been training on hard courts, so many of my styles and ideas have already been established. They did not force their habits on me, but provided some guidance. However, on clay courts, everything is new to me, so their experience has become the biggest nutrient."
"So, Pete always says, I'm not sure what I should tell you to do, but I can tell you 100% with certainty what you shouldn't do."
The press conference room was once again filled with laughter and the atmosphere was very lively.
However.
Sampras: A-choo.
He sneezed once, paused, and then sneezed again and again.
Sampras rubbed his nose, his eyes dull, "Wait, who was saying bad things about me behind my back?"
Before Sampras could think deeply, the sound of thunder outside the window made him turn his head and look out -
“It’s raining!”
……finally.
Even in the bustling press conference room, the noise and rumbling of thunder outside could be heard, and even inside the room one could feel the surging gusts of air approaching.
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Boom! Outside the window, a flash of lightning exploded, and the whole world became as bright as day. One could clearly see the water vapor exploding, and clouds of fog rolling violently in the air. In the blink of an eye, all the light disappeared, and the thick clouds swallowed up all the light more violently and ferociously, causing the room to darken as well.
Immediately afterwards, water vapor burst out with a roar.
Although I couldn't see what was outside the window, I could deeply feel the world shaking, as if there was a hole in the sky and heavy rain was pouring down.
The overwhelming roar completely enveloped Roland Garros, and it was dark and gloomy. It was not even five o'clock in the afternoon, but it felt like midnight.
If the world really were to end, it would probably look something like this.
The heavy rain finally happened.
actually……
From the fourth set of the match between Gawain and Tsonga, the sky looked like it could collapse at any time, and rain clouds could even be seen approaching quickly.
Roland-Garros entered a state of "waiting for the wind to come", but the rainstorm was delayed. After waiting and waiting, there was only thunder but no rain.
According to the schedule, Gawain was playing the second match of Philippe Chatrier today, and as a result, Federer and Monfils, who were playing the fourth match, also played smoothly without being interrupted or delayed due to heavy rain.
In a blink of an eye, the match between Federer and Monfils has come to the end of the first set.
"5:3".
Federer was about to serve for the set, and then...it started raining heavily.
On the one hand, people felt very disappointed. Not only could they not watch the entire match, they couldn't even finish watching Federer's serve in the first set. After waiting for the rain to stop, they had no idea what Federer's condition was.
On the other hand, people breathed a sigh of relief. The rainstorm they had been waiting for but never came was like a sharp knife hanging around their necks, always making people nervous, but now it has finally happened, finally!
It rained heavily.
The accumulated rainfall all poured down at once, shrouding the whole world in humid water vapor. The stadium was flooded. You didn't even need to go out. Just sitting indoors you could feel the illusion that the earth was falling apart, as if the end of the world had really come.
It now seems that the game will not be able to resume in a short time.
In the press conference room, the noisy atmosphere was briefly interrupted, and all eyes turned to look out the window.
Gao Wen couldn't help but sigh, expressing what everyone was thinking.
"The other shoe has finally dropped."
(End of this chapter)