Gao Wen was brief and to the point. He didn't need many words at all. He could feel the reporters' eagerness to try. The air in the entire press conference room was boiling. In a trance, midsummer had already stepped into Roland Garros ahead of time.
But personally, he always remains calm and objective.
"...No, of course not."
"Please respect Stan and Roger. Since Stan was able to beat Roger, it proves that Stan was the better player today. It also proves that Stan is one of the best players in the past two weeks. I don't think it's easy to play against Stan."
"Moreover, I know very well that when Stan comes into his own, he can beat any player in the world. Even if you don't remember last year's Australian Open, you should remember the match that just ended today. Stan beat Roger again."
"Guys, don't make it look so easy just because you're not the one standing on the court facing Stan's firepower. That's not good. You're going to teach the kids bad lessons."
"Trust me, you don't want to face Hulk Stan."
Haha, hahaha.
Laughter surged again.
The tense atmosphere disappeared silently in the cheerful laughter, and the press conference room regained its happy atmosphere.
As a result, the reporters' questions also became softer.
"Gao Wen, we noticed a pattern in the first few rounds of Roland Garros this year. In the matches against Dominic, Joe and Rafa, your physical strength declined in the last set, which led to a serious decline in the quality of the game. But you gritted your teeth and passed the test.
Did you notice this detail?
But after a series of tough battles, are you worried about your physical strength in the future? Will this become a variable in the game against Stan? "
The questions are centered around the game and are considered professional questions.
Against Thiem, fourth set, “6:1”.
Against Tsonga, fifth set, “6:2”.
Against Nadal, fourth set, “6:2”.
Indeed, as the second half of the tournament approached, people were expecting the matches to become more tense and fierce, and they were expecting to see more exciting confrontations; but the reality was the opposite of what they expected, and the game ended with a huge score difference, which always seemed a bit anticlimactic, which was undoubtedly a pity.
However, competitive sports are like this, and unknown factors always exist, especially on clay courts, where physical fluctuations play a more important role.
Including the Big Four, they all experienced physical problems in the second week of Roland Garros, which led to serious fluctuations in the progress of the game.
In fact, if you analyze calmly, everything has a traceable origin.
For Thiem, who had just won the championship in Nice the week before, the second round match against Gawain was equivalent to the second week of a Grand Slam.
Tsonga's physical strength has never been his strong point, and his return from injury has led to insufficient physical reserves. It is normal for him to feel weak after fighting until the deciding set.
Nadal has been in poor form throughout the clay court season. In the match against Gawain, he fought too hard in the first three sets, so that his form continued to decline at the end of the third set. This can be regarded as a microcosm of his poor form throughout the season.
In other words, these are all objective reasons.
But it is very interesting to see it appear again and again in Gao Wen's games, and no wonder reporters would mention it.
Of course, another important reason is that Gao Wen's first five games were all tough battles, which took a lot of time, energy and physical strength, which also means that Gao Wen's physical fitness may also become a factor of concern.
All eyes were focused on Gao Wen.
"Oh, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed."
"This shows that I did really well in the first few rounds this year."
Gao Wen thought about it seriously, as if he was recalling the previous game, but as he was thinking, his eyes slowly closed, as if he had fallen asleep.
Reporters: What is going on? Everyone looked at each other, but no one could give an answer. Should they continue to wait? Is Gawain sick? Or is it a prank? What should they do next? Will Gawain answer all the questions?
"...Gawain?"
One reporter couldn't help himself after all and called out cautiously.
Gao Wen opened his eyes suddenly and exclaimed, "Huh?", just like a student who was caught sleeping in class and pretended nothing happened, "I feel fine, everything is fine."
As he spoke, he blinked to emphasize that he was not asleep.
One second, two seconds, and then the reporters finally reacted:
mischief.
Gawain was making fun of himself. His physical strength had run out. He was now weak inside and out, but he was still pretending to be strong to cover up his own shortcomings.
This is the answer to the reporter's question:
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ha.
Ha ha ha ha.
You could even hear whistles, reporters were all cheering, and some were shouting "Oscar", the scene was extremely lively.
Gao Wen didn't mind and raised his right hand to signal, just like a top star attending the Oscar red carpet and responding to the audience's screams in this way. His elegant and gentlemanly appearance once again made the audience burst into laughter.
At this point, Gao Wen brought the topic back to the topic.
"We all know that Roland Garros is an all-round test for players, so I am particularly grateful to my team for always strictly supervising my training."
"I didn't make full use of the '15-minute phone break' to play games, but continued to sweat and train on the court while swearing. I am very, very grateful for this. Thank you for their hellish training."
Smile.
The curve of his lips, which showed a fake smile but was not real, clearly showed that he said one thing and meant another, and once again the laughter and applause in the press conference room mixed together.
"But I think I'm ready to go to Philippe Chatrier again and go head-to-head with Stan and be the better player."
"Wait, is it confirmed now that it's Philippe Chatrier, or is it Suzanne Lenglen?"
... Beautifully humiliated! As everyone knows, the semi-finals will all be held in Philippe-Chatier, but Gawain deliberately said this at this time, obviously complaining about Isern's petty revenge today -
Of course, people may say that it is Federer who is being blamed by Isern, and that since the match between Gawain and Nadal entered the Philippe-Chatier event, they are the beneficiaries, and there is really no need for Gawain to take advantage of the situation.
But in Gawain's view, the players are one, and Ethern has completely failed to demonstrate the vision and breadth of mind of a tournament director. Instead, he took his anger out on the players because his mistakes were pointed out. Today Ethern can give Federer the lead, but tomorrow Ethern can aim his gun at Gawain or any other player.
After all, even Federer had to swallow this loss, let alone other players? Gao Wen was full of disdain for Ethern's behavior.
Bold, sharp, incisive——
It must be said that Gawain's actions showed courage.
However, Gao Wen complained in such a nonchalant... French way that the reporters could no longer hold back and applauded.