Chapter 1453 Unpredictable
June 4th, the twelfth day of the 2015 French Open.
Today, the men's singles competition will take a day off, and the two women's singles semi-finals will be held first. Only two players will be able to stay and continue to compete for the championship trophy.
This is a good thing for Gawain.
Despite his youthful vigor and quick recovery, he has faced consecutive tests of fierce battles. Whether it was defeating Tsonga in the deciding set or eliminating Nadal in four tough sets, the physical and mental consumption was unimaginable. Now being able to have two consecutive days of rest and adjustment is undoubtedly a positive sign.
Of course, Gao Wen still maintains his rhythm, training twice a day on non-match days, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, to maintain his competitive state.
In the morning, he practiced with two young players in a "two-on-one" mode. Although Gao Wen himself is only 19 years old, now standing in front of the young players, he is already the world's third Grand Slam champion. It feels really subtle.
In the afternoon, he had a training match with Dimitrov to maintain the intensity of his hitting. After all, his semi-final opponent Wawrinka is a typical violent hitter, and he needs to feel the pressure of competing against the top ten players in the world.
Here, Gawain was preparing for battle step by step.
Over there, the women's singles match was fantastic.
In the first game, Safarova faced former champion Ivanovic.
Before the game, professionals generally believed that Ivanovic would return to the final stage. However, Safarova showed high fighting spirit in the game. In both sets, she launched a counterattack after being broken first and turned the situation around.
“7:5”, “7:5”.
Safarova defeated Ivanovic and advanced to the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career, which was not an upset and sparked heated discussion.
In the second game, Serena Williams faced Bacsinszky, the biggest dark horse at this year's French Open.
Everyone believed that Serena Williams would easily defeat her opponent and advance to the final. However, there were uncertain signals before the game. An ESPN reporter revealed that after defeating Azarenka in the third round, Serena Williams caught a cold. Moreover, the symptoms became more and more serious, making subsequent games very difficult. Despite being surrounded by honors and having no need to continue to prove herself, the 34-year-old Serena Williams continued to fight.
However, her cold symptoms worsened yesterday. Serena Williams felt sore all over this morning that she almost couldn't get out of bed. She had scheduled a two-hour warm-up training in the morning, but in the end it only lasted 30 minutes. Her poor physical condition cast a big question mark over this game.
For a while, Roland Garros was shrouded in the shadow of Serena Williams' possible withdrawal.
After adjusting and relaxing, Serena Williams finally cheered up and appeared on the Philippe Chatrier Stadium, ready to fight a do-or-die battle.
At the beginning of the game, Serena Williams was completely out of shape. She ran lazily and felt exhausted. She fell several times while saving the ball and could hardly support her body. She even had to apply an ice pack to her forehead to cool down physically during the break. In this way, she lost the first set again in a daze.
As of the semi-finals, this is the fourth time that Serena Williams has lost the first set in her six games at Roland Garros this year. She had completed a comeback the first three times, so what about the fourth time?
In the second set, Serena Williams seemed to have found some form, and her persistence finally waited until Bacsinszky's form declined, and the situation of the game became slightly balanced. However, Serena Williams was still very, very painful. She even made eye contact with her team at one point: Should we withdraw from the game?
The entire withdrawal cloud has always hung over the stadium.
However, Serena Williams' fighting spirit and tenacity have always been underestimated. In the passive situation of being broken first in the second set, she gritted her teeth and continued to persevere, seizing the gap when Bacsinszky was at the end of her strength to reverse the situation. Not only did she successfully break back, but she also scored points continuously.
By the time she came to her senses, Serena Williams had won four games in a row and took the second set, 6:3.
Although the game entered the deciding set, Serena Williams still shed tears on the court due to unbearable pain in her body, and the situation remained stalemate.
However, Bassinszky, who had reached the limit of his physical strength, was unable to regain his touch and made frequent mistakes in attack, so the score lost suspense.
“6:0”.
Serena Williams completed the cleanup and won ten consecutive games despite being behind in the score, ending Bacsinszky's dark horse journey and reaching the French Open final again.
After the game, Serena Williams, who was extremely unwell, did not hold a press conference. She only briefly explained her condition through the organizing committee. She said she needed to be examined by the tournament doctor to see her condition and hoped that she could be ready for Saturday's game.
In competitive sports, the outcome can never be predicted until the very last moment.
The two women's singles semi-finals may not be considered earth-shattering surprises, but the processes and results were more or less dramatic, and could definitely be described as full of ups and downs.
"...But this is the charm of tennis. As long as the tennis ball has not bounced twice, it means the game is not over and anything is possible."
John McEnroe, ESPN's special guest, gave this comment.
"At the same time, this year's men's singles semi-finals should be the closest and most intense duel in recent years, and it is difficult to accurately analyze the results."
McEnroe, who is usually outspoken and quick-tempered, was unusually conservative, which led to other ESPN hosts and guests making fun of him and attacking him, creating a lively atmosphere.
McEnroe has a hot temper and will explode at the slightest provocation.
"You asked me to give you an answer, of course, I can give you a simple and clear answer, 'Djokovic vs. Gawain', that's my prediction for the final lineup."
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"I respect Andy, I respect Stan, believe me, because I know I definitely can't beat them now, but I also have my own judgment."
Clean and humorous; sharp and witty, this is McEnroe's classic style, thanks to which he is now one of the most popular commentators.
"I admit, I would like to see a rematch of the Australian Open final."
"Gavankar and Novak have never met in this clay court season. The last time they played against each other was in Miami. Tell me, don't you expect to see these two players meet on clay court?"
"Of course, if it's Novak vs. Stan, or Andy vs. Stan, I believe the quality of the final will not disappoint, but personally, I'm very, very looking forward to the rematch between Gawain and Novak."
"Don't you think so?"
Under McEnroe's gaze, everyone nodded. They had to admit:
The matchup of "Djokovic VS Gawain" is indeed very attractive.
But here is the key point -
Since when did Gawain have such charisma that every confrontation between him and the Big Four could easily spark a topic, even for professionals like them?
Firstly, it hadn’t reached that level in Melbourne.
Secondly, in Indian Wells and Miami...it didn't seem to reach that level.
So, it’s the clay court season?
Quietly, Gawain has grown to such a height! (End of this chapter)