Chapter 1400: Big or small
Perhaps, some fans who don't know the situation may wonder why Federer was so angry. Isn't it just a child? And Ethern has apologized. Other players didn't complain, but only Federer complained. Isn't this emphasizing the privileges of big names or something else?
Also, why did the media follow suit and fan the flames, looking like they were looking for chaos? Isn't there anything more worthy of attention at the French Open? Just because Federer believes everything he hears, isn't this definitely encouraging Federer's privileged treatment as a top player?
Amid the hustle and bustle, there were quite a few criticisms and condemnations directed at Federer.
Here, we need to introduce some background information, which is the historical background of the security upgrade of tennis events, and also an important background that changed the history of tennis: Monica Seles.
This talented girl has been mentioned once before. Compared with Celes, Gawain's sudden appearance is far from being world-shattering.
In 1990, Seles defeated the queen of tennis, Steffi Graf, to win the women's singles title at Roland Garros. At the age of 16 years and six months, she became the youngest French Open champion in history. This victory heralded a change of dynasty in professional tennis and marked the beginning of her long reign over tennis.
In 1991 and 1992, Seles won the Australian Open, French Open and US Open titles for two consecutive years; and in March 1991, she replaced Graf as the new world number one at the age of 17 years, three months and nine days, becoming the youngest world number one in history at the time, and she was truly the king of the world.
Before Seles emerged, women's professional tennis was dominated by Graf. In 1988, she won all four Grand Slams and the Olympic singles championship in the same year. This feat will never be replicated until the distant future, and it is the last chapter in Graf's brilliant career.
However, Seles's comet-like appearance overwhelmed Graf. Not only did she lead Graf in the number of major championships, but she also had the upper hand in the head-to-head record between the two players. From 1990 to 1993, the two players met seven times, with Seles leading with four wins and three losses.
Judging from the win-loss record, the difference is not much, but Seles wins in quality. Three of her four victories came from Grand Slam finals, two at the French Open and one at the Australian Open.
There is no doubt that Celeste completely suppressed Graf.
In April 1993, while Seles was playing in Hamburg, a fanatical Graf fan broke into the stadium and stabbed Seles in the back with a dagger. This not only caused physical injuries, but also completely destroyed Seles' tenacity and toughness on the psychological level.
It wasn't until two years later that Seles returned to the court and won the Australian Open again in 1996, but that was all.
That year, the accident shocked the entire tennis world, triggered a chain reaction of outcry, and also promoted a comprehensive reform of security in professional tennis.
Before this, there were actually no strict security facilities for tennis matches. The only space between the spectator stands and the court was an advertising billboard, which was not much different from a basketball court. The goal was to allow the audience to integrate into the court as much as possible and experience the thrill and excitement brought by competitive sports up close.
After that, the entire security system of tennis tournaments was completely overturned. The modification of the stadium design is conceivable, and all stadiums around the world have made changes; secondly, the tournament must be equipped with security personnel in all stadiums, watching the game throughout the whole process and strictly protecting the safety of the stadium.
Of course, sports events are entertainment activities after all, and security work is inevitably negligent. Some fans may break into the stadium to run naked or protest, some fans may break into the stadium to show themselves, and some fans may break into the stadium to get close to their idols. These things do happen.
Therefore, the focus is not on prevention, but on timely response mechanisms.
When spectators enter the stadium, the security personnel on site must react quickly, some to protect the players from injury, and some to stop the other side to avoid accidents.
Over the years, there have been incidents of spectators breaking into the stadiums at the four Grand Slam tournaments, and many players have experienced the chaos; but the event security has responded in a timely manner, and no unexpected situations have occurred again. Compared with other sports, it is indeed much calmer.
Federer has been in professional tennis for more than ten years, and naturally has experienced countless things. Similar situations are not the first or second time, so there is no need to make a fuss.
What really made Federer angry was the security work of the French Open.
The child fan tried to approach Federer twice. The first time, Federer had his back to the child and didn't see him at all, but just noticed the unusual movement. The second time, the child successfully hugged Federer's thigh and asked for an autograph.
The problem is that from beginning to end, the French Open's security staff were like a decoration, and no one stopped them throughout the process, which was a serious dereliction of duty.
At this point, thinking back to the Seles incident, it is no surprise that the entire tennis world is focused on this.
What if it wasn't a child?
What if it was a child this time but not next time? What if Federer accidentally hurt the child in his reaction? Especially when Ethern brushed it off in a light tone, implicitly accusing Federer of making a fuss, industry insiders could no longer sit still.
Things can be big or small——
In fact, there was no need to make a fuss like this. All Isern needed to do was admit his negligence in security work, make corrections, and give an explanation to everyone, and everything would have been settled. However, Isern did not realize the seriousness of the problem at all, and his attitude triggered the chaos.
Now, the discussion has spread all over the place, from ATP to WTA, covering not only male players but all participating players.
One small detail shows that Federer's influence is indeed extraordinary. If other ordinary players had protested, it would have been difficult to even attract attention, let alone spark heated discussions; but now, things are spreading in an all-round way.
Look, even Gawain’s post-match press conference was involved. It wasn’t that the reporters were seeking Gawain’s support, but rather that the reporters were waiting for the opinion leader to express his opinion.
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They need Gao Wen to stand on their side.
However, Gao Wen could not avoid such a difficult and sensitive topic, so the moment to test Gao Wen's on-the-spot reaction ability came.
To be honest, Gawain was a little surprised.
He did underestimate his influence. He was immersed in the training ground day and night and isolated from social networks, so that he could not feel the frenzy of traffic. His routine daily life seemed calm. He did not expect that such an issue would actually begin to solicit his opinion.
The first reaction is to make some jokes.
However, Gao Wen remained calm and soon realized that this was a serious issue that could not be joked about and needed to be taken seriously.
This matter is indeed a difficult matter, but if you think about it carefully, it is not that difficult.
(End of this chapter)