In fact, before the start of "Super Monday", Plan had already experienced the craze of Wimbledon up close and personal -
Buy a ticket.
Not forgetting this Wimbledon tradition, Plan decided to surprise Gawain, so she went to Wimbledon in person to buy the tickets.
According to the guide, Plan arrived at the Wimbledon ticket window thirty hours in advance to set up his tent, and finally successfully got the queue number 43.
While waiting in line, Plan learned the good news through the radio and the cheers from the audience. Gawain defeated Troicki and advanced to the fourth round. This also meant that the Super Monday plan could go on smoothly. Although Plan had always been full of confidence in Gawain, when he really won, Plan couldn't help but clench his fist and cheer.
There was jubilation at the scene.
That was the first time that Plan felt the difference of a competition scene. The more he went into it, the more he felt the uniqueness of watching competitive sports live.
To be honest, the long wait of thirty hours was more interesting than I had imagined. Although there were no live games to listen to on the off-days, the enthusiastic fans who lined up to buy tickets were a treasure trove. Talking with them always provided countless fun, and even just listening quietly was endless fun.
To be precise, thirty hours was more like a camping party with a group of like-minded friends, just like a rock festival.
While waiting, Gawain sent a text message, which made Plan panic. He was worried that he would be exposed and be seen through by Gawain. He tried hard to cover it up by saying that he was reading a book in the library, but his heart was beating wildly. Plan strongly suspected that his blood vessels were about to explode.
Soon after, the Wimbledon Organizing Committee announced the schedule for Super Monday:
Center court.
The first game, Venus Williams vs. Serena Williams.
The second game, Murray vs. Karlovic.
The third game, Federer VS Auger.
On Super Monday, when the schedule is crowded and overlapping, the selection of events on the Central Course still reflects the preference of the tournament organizers:
The two matches between Murray and Federer were far from being strong duels, but thanks to their strong box office appeal, their matches still successfully entered the center court. It is no wonder that Djokovic's fans frequently speak up for their idol.
It is no surprise that the Williams sisters' 25th family duel will be held on Centre Court. After all, the two sisters are the active players with the first and second most Wimbledon titles. This is also their sixth match at Wimbledon, so the treatment on Centre Court is no surprise.
Court No. 1.
The first game, Sharapova vs. Dias.
The second game, Gao Wen vs. Dimitrov.
The third game, Djokovic vs. Anderson.
This arrangement is also somewhat meaningful.
After Nadal was eliminated, fourth seed Stan Wawrinka and current world number two Gawain have undoubtedly become the favorites of Wimbledon. Both players are two-time Grand Slam champions and are also the current leaders of the Challenger League. How the tournament organizing committee will arrange them is also worth discussing.
In the fourth round, Wawrinka's opponent is the new generation player Goffin from Belgium; Gowan's opponent is Dimitrov, who was in the semi-finals of Wimbledon last year.
Objectively speaking, both matches were topics and focal points, and they both deserved to be on Court No. 1. But in the end, Wimbledon chose the "future", which was the strong collision between Gawain and Dimitrov, two "post-90s" players. This choice also caused a lot of discussion.
In fact, the reason is very simple.
Wawrinka has been playing in the tour for many years, but his commercial value has not seen a blowout after his late success, and his jersey sponsor Yonex is not very strong in the tennis field. But Gawain is different. His commercial value is rising steadily worldwide, and his popularity and topics are even more eye-catching.
Even the centenary Wimbledon is no exception.
then--
Another clever schedule arrangement was born. Sharapova and Dimitrov will appear one after another again, and Gawain and Djokovic will also appear one after another.
Gossip among fans has already begun to burn brightly.
Court No. 2.
The first game, Gasquet vs. Kyrgios.
In the second game, Wozniacki vs Muguruza.
The third game, Wawrinka VS Goffin.
Here, many fans believe that the excitement of the match between Gasquet and Kyrgios has been underestimated. Some people who are eager to see the world in chaos even think that this match should be played in the Central Court. But obviously, on Super Monday, in order to play in the Central Court and Court No. 1, more is needed besides the excitement of the match.
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After the schedule was released, there was quite a lot of controversy -
The matches between A-Radwanska and Jankovic, and between Berdych and Simon were all scheduled for Court No. 3, while the match between Azarenka and Bencic was scheduled for Court No. 12; however, Kudla, the qualifying player who advanced all the way due to Kei Nishikori's withdrawal, was about to play against Cilic on Court No. 3.
Strong confrontations and exciting matches are everywhere, however, these events have to be held in small stadiums and receive no attention at all.
But this is Super Monday.
From one perspective, this is indeed a pity, both for the players and the spectators; but from another perspective, it is also an opportunity for the spectators, as they do not need to go to the Central Court and Court No. 1, but can watch the exciting matches of the top ten and twenty players in the world on the outside courts.
No wonder the number of spectators coming to the All England Club on Super Monday easily set a new record.
Plan thought that after queuing for thirty hours, she had a deep understanding of the craze of Wimbledon, but when Monday actually came and she set foot on Wimbledon again, the huge crowds coming and going easily swallowed her up, and then she was lost again.
Shocking, surging, fanatical, even the temperature and atmosphere of the air are completely different. In the sight, one can see many happy, excited, and leaping faces, with the word "carnival" clearly written on them. Even the steps forward are so light, dancing to the beat of the drums.
I couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow..."
The footsteps hesitated for a moment, and then the group of young people who were cheering and marching stopped. A girl stepped back a few steps and came to Plan, smiling, "Hey, do you need help?"
The other party seemed to notice Plan's confusion and offered a helping hand.
Plan quickly retracted his gaze, "Pitch No. 1, I'm heading to Pitch No. 1."
The girl's eyes lit up immediately. "We too, how about we lead the way and go together?" Her enthusiastic expression was free of any impurities. "We came here specifically to watch Gawain's game. God, his game was so exciting. What about you?"
Without even realizing it, Plan's lips curled up into a smile, joy bubbling in his chest, "I'm here to watch Gawain's game, too."