Chapter 1487: A sudden turn of events
From the continuous rain to the gradually darkening sky, the organizing committee finally announced helplessly that all events for the day were cancelled, which also meant that everything would have to wait until tomorrow, and it would be another busy and crowded Saturday.
Immediately, the French Open organizing committee announced the new schedule as soon as possible.
According to Grand Slam convention, Saturday should be the men's doubles and women's singles finals day, and Sunday should be the women's doubles and men's singles finals day, and everything will end on Sunday.
But now, due to rain interference, Friday's event was unable to end on time, and Saturday's schedule had to be crowded again.
Saturday at the Philippe Chatrier Stadium.
The first game is the men's singles semi-final replay, Djokovic VS Murray.
The second game, women's singles final, Serena Williams VS Safarova.
The third game, men's doubles final, Bryan brothers VS Melo/Dodig.
Keep going, wonderful!
The only thing we can pray for now is that the rain will not continue to affect Saturday's race, otherwise it will be difficult to finish the race on Sunday.
Saturday, a new day, a new game -
Djokovic and Murray, who took the court first, proved with their actions that although the rain disrupted their rhythm and touch, top players can still find ways to adjust, quickly return to the game, and go all out to win. The rain disruption is fair to both sides.
In the fourth set, the war reignited.
Djokovic and Murray both got into the game very quickly, and started a fierce battle at the beginning, which was still very exciting.
The two players exchanged serve consecutively, and the first four games all ended in breaks. The tension and intensity were even higher than yesterday's match. After consecutive breaks, the two players finally gained a foothold and entered the stage of holding each other's serve. The game was in a stalemate and entangled all the way, and it was difficult to separate them.
Entering the final stage of the set, Djokovic appeared to have cramps, which disturbed Murray's concentration and caused the quality of the game to decline sharply. But in the end, Murray still stood firm and won two consecutive games in the final stage, winning the fourth set with a score of "7:5" and tying the overall score.
Here, Djokovic first won with two "6:3".
On the other side, Murray responded with two "7:5"
The first four sets were evenly matched and ended in a draw. Such a strange score and such a strange situation were enough to make the audience look forward to the deciding set.
Yesterday, the game was forced to be interrupted due to rain again. People were generally worried that this might not be good news for Murray.
However, Murray gave strong proof with practical actions that rain interference is not necessarily a bad thing, and he finally won the fourth set.
The expectation is quietly ignited, and the Philippe Chatrier Stadium is boiling again! Following the "Wawrinka VS Gawain", the second consecutive men's singles semi-final will enter the final set, satisfying all the expectations of the audience——
Whether it is a battle between giants or a competition between challengers, all of them have demonstrated top standards. The grand occasion of a hundred schools of thought contending and many heroes vying for supremacy has pushed the fierce competition of ATP to a new height, and fans are the biggest beneficiaries.
Obviously, having just watched a five-hour fierce battle yesterday, the audience today had higher expectations for the peak showdown between the two giants. Djokovic and Murray lived up to expectations and once again reached the deciding set. Even the audience in front of the TV entered a collective carnival mode.
According to data, the ratings for the Djokovic-Murray make-up match on Saturday peaked at the end of the fourth set and set a new record for ratings in France, directly proving that people were paying close attention.
Of course, if we consider the global viewing data, then "Gawain VS Wawrinka" which dominates the Chinese market will be an insurmountable peak.
However, in France, thanks to the build-up to the first semi-final, the attention to the second semi-final has reached a new height; moreover, this will be the second time in ten years that Nadal will not be in the final, and a new French Open champion will be decided in the end. For ordinary audiences, curiosity is also rising.
Expectations, attention, and discussions——
All eyes were focused on the men's singles semi-final.
In this regard, French Open tournament director Isern expressed his satisfaction, saying that the market speaks with practical actions. Even without Federer, Nadal or Koeman, the tournament can still create topics and attract attention. This has further fueled Isern's arrogance, and he is obviously not prepared to bow his head and compromise.
If Isern had stood at the break before the final set between Djokovic and Murray, he would never have thought that he would be forced to resign six months later and be kicked out in a miserable state. After all, from all indications, he had not been punished for his dereliction of duty.
Not only that, but the direction of the game, the explosion in ratings, and the increase in box office all gave Isern more confidence.
So, what happened? Isern's complacency lasted less than 15 minutes, and the match between Djokovic and Murray took a turn and went to another extreme.
The more spectators who gather in front of the TV waiting for the decisive match, the higher the expectations of the general public will be. Once the game fails to live up to expectations, disappointment will inevitably follow. "Attention" is a double-edged sword. It can be the confidence of Ishen, but it can also be the death warrant that overthrows Ishen.
There is no doubt that reality is cruel, even bloody.
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People were disappointed, and all their expectations and attention were ultimately in vain.
Entering the deciding set, Murray, who was on edge, had a noticeable drop in concentration after winning the fourth set. It was not simply due to physical factors, but more because he was completely immersed and focused, and his attention was scattered.
It felt like standing on the edge of a cliff, with nerves stretched to the limit. From the third to the fourth set, the possibility of losing the match point at any time kept me in a tense state, not daring to relax easily, until I won two sets in a row and got back to the same starting line. The tension relaxed a little, but it could never be tense again.
On the other hand, Djokovic burst out with a strong desire to win in the difficult situation. After entering the deciding set, his physical fitness and concentration were comprehensively improved to a higher level, and his overall state and rhythm returned to the intensity of yesterday's first set.
Djokovic's layout can be seen at this time. During the third and fourth sets, even when he was at the extreme physical limit, he did not give up the game completely, but maintained a certain intensity to keep his opponent tense. The final scores of the two lost games were "5:7", which also means that the pressure intensity was maintained until the end of the set. It seemed intense but in fact he was at ease. He was not worried at all about losing the two sets.
Then, in the deciding set, Djokovic made another effort.
There is no doubt that Djokovic is confident in himself and knows Murray well.
Djokovic has tried this strategy before against other players, including Gawain, and it works most of the time because he has the confidence and ability to do so.
Today is no exception.
With the back and forth, addition and subtraction, the entire gap was widened, and the quality of the entire deciding set plummeted.
(End of this chapter)