Chapter 1638 Everyone Takes Their
Places After the draw was released, people obviously did not expect this kind of matchup in the 2/4 zone. Even though they expected Wawrinka, they did not expect Gasquet.
As mentioned before, Gasquet and Nadal were childhood friends and were hailed as talented teenagers. After turning professional, Gasquet continued to perform well, ranking among the top ten in the world and becoming a representative of France's golden generation, but compared with the expectations of his childhood, there is inevitably some gap.
At this year's Wimbledon, after Nadal and Raonic were eliminated early, Gasquet seized the opportunity, stood out, and returned to the Wimbledon quarterfinals again after 2007.
Gasquet has been very familiar with the fourth round of Grand Slams in his career, having already happened sixteen times, but the fourth round is a threshold.
As of this year's Wimbledon, he has only crossed this threshold at the 2007 Wimbledon and the 2013 US Open, not only advancing to the quarterfinals, but also advancing to the semi-finals. In the end, he regrettably lost to Federer and Nadal respectively, but still wrote the highlights of his career.
Meanwhile, Wawrinka is looking forward to breaking his best record at Wimbledon and continuing his upward momentum.
Gasquet, on the other hand, hopes to advance to the Grand Slam semi-finals for the third time in his career and relive his old dream at the All England Club after eight years.
Both players had chances in this game.
Moreover, the strong clashes in the "Challenger League" completely continue the main theme since the opening of this year's season. In addition to the showdown between giants, the quality of the game has been comprehensively improved, and there are more and more strong clashes and narrow encounters, which will raise the appreciation of tennis events to a higher level, which is indeed a good thing.
Previously, the youthful storm duel between Gao Wen and Dimitrov ignited a frenzy on social networks. Now it is the turn of the backbone of professional tennis to prove with practical actions that the "Challenger League" is not just a gimmick, and that more players who are experiencing breakthroughs are indeed emerging.
Who knows, maybe this game can still bring surprises?
Zone 3/4, “Murray VS Gawain”.
No need to say more!
After the draw was released, this was undoubtedly the most anticipated matchup, and the last two players did show excellent competitive form and met in the quarterfinals.
Although professionals and fans generally believe that Murray should be able to win, how much trouble Gawain can cause, what role injuries will play, what the trend of the game will be, and whether Gawain can seize flaws to create waves, everything is still worth paying attention to.
Among the four quarter-final matches, this one is definitely the focus among the focuses, and a good show is about to begin!
There is no need for exaggeration, the discussion heats up rapidly.
Zone 4/4, “Federer VS Simon”.
A little surprising, but not shocking.
Federer had an excellent draw, and everything went smoothly, once again showing his style as the king of grass courts.
Since the first round in Halle, Federer has not been broken in the grass season. He has held his serve for 107 consecutive games, showing incredible competitive form, which is not inferior to any other competitor at all. He is aiming for his 18th Grand Slam championship trophy at Wimbledon.
Starting in 1991, ATP officially introduced statistics on serving data. Karlovic ranked first in consecutive serving games with 129 consecutive serving games; Isner followed closely with 119 consecutive serving games; now, Federer has come to the third place in history.
Federer was born to play on grass.
Now it gets interesting.
Some people are optimistic that Murray will win the championship for the second time on his home soil by virtue of the host country's advantage, while others are optimistic that Djokovic will regroup and break the slump of finishing second in two consecutive Grand Slams to win the championship.
Meanwhile, Federer kept a low profile under the aura of being the favorite to win the championship, and followed the routine, slowly showing his strength and displaying his desire and confidence for the championship. There is no doubt that his hot serve in this year's grass season is the most important weapon for the Swiss king to be crowned the champion.
Simon's success was not an upset. He defeated Berdych in three straight sets in less than two hours, showing his top competitive form. This tough player was able to display his top ten abilities on different courts and made Berdych lose his temper.
Grind, entangle, stick, this is Simon.
Perhaps, for fans, Simon's tennis lacks appeal and he may never reach the top of the Grand Slam; but any player facing Simon on any surface cannot be taken lightly. To be precise, no one wants to stimulate Simon's best defensive counterattack.
In the next game, Simon will continue to harass Federer. For the king of grass, this is also a match that requires caution.
Zone 1/4, Mesozoic showdown.
2/4 zone, single-opponent duel.
Zone 3/4, focus showdown.
Zone 4/4, conflicting confrontation.
It is very regrettable that, unlike last year when the new generation rose across the board, this year there is only one young player, Gao Wen, in the quarterfinals. It can be clearly felt that the young generation hit a wall after their rapid rise, and they all fell into a short vortex of depression; in contrast, the Challenger Alliance has risen across the board.
Despite this, all four matches are worth watching, including the quarter-finals which are the least suspenseful, and there is some uncertainty because Djokovic will play for three consecutive days. This should be the best and most exciting quarter-final lineup of the three Grand Slams so far this year, and the fans are excited.
However, the real focus after the game was Berdych.
It wasn't Gawain, it wasn't the three giants, it wasn't the rejuvenated Cilic or the breakthrough Gasquet, it was Berdych who lost.
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A reporter asked an idiotic question, "How do you feel after this game? Are you confident about the next game?"
This is the first question of the press conference.
Berdych, who had just lost, was confused, but he was always polite and still suppressed his emotions and asked politely, "I'm sorry, can you say it again?"
As a result, the blind reporter actually repeated it again and asked Berdych to look forward to the next game.
The good-tempered Berdych's expression changed on the spot.
In the end, it was the host who stepped in and ended things before they got out of control.
But Berdych still found it unbelievable. He lost the game with a score of "0:3" and did not find his form at all. He felt very aggrieved and depressed. The reporter rubbed salt into his wounds and slapped him in the face.
"Did he do that on purpose?"
Berdych said.
After the press conference, the Wimbledon organizing committee also apologized to Berdych for not being able to control the situation on the scene in time.
Although the media always likes to provoke and stir up trouble, such behavior really lacks respect. Later, many reporters also spoke up for Berdych.
Unexpectedly but not unexpectedly, the media still caused trouble before the quarterfinals were about to begin; however, the off-court topics ultimately failed to steal the limelight from Wimbledon.
The eight players are in their positions, ready to go——
but!
How will the venue be arranged and who will enter the center court? (End of this chapter)