"roar!"

MacDonald stood up and shouted:

“Roar, roar, roar!”

Uncontrollably, my blood was boiling and I no longer cared about the people around me. I was just immersed in the game and shouting passionately.

It’s great to watch. The game is really great to watch.

On the court, the two Brown Bears, Gawain and Giron, were engaged in a duel.

Jilong, did it!

The draw for the Rogers Cup, the first Masters tournament of the 2015 US Open series, has been released. Gao Wen, as the second seed, is in the lower half of the draw and has a bye in the first round.

Everyone's attention was on the top seeded quarterfinals, but Gawain and MacDonald noticed a small corner that no one cared about -

In the 8/8 sub-zone below the 4/4 zone, Spanish veteran Felipe Lopez, whose poor form over the past year has caused his world ranking to drop out of the top 30, will face a qualifying player in the first round. The winner of this match will challenge the second seed Gao Wen in the second round, which has sparked a little discussion.

However, Gao Wen and his team were not focusing on Felipe Lopez, but on the qualifying player, Marcos Giron.

This also means that once Geelong can win and advance, the Bruins civil war will really be staged in Toronto.

Get ready!

Of course, this is not easy. No matter how bad or depressed Filipe Lopez's condition is, he is still a veteran who has been in the tour for many years and is rich in experience. Even when he is in a slump, he can still find different ways to fight. He is not an easy opponent for any player to deal with.

What about Jilong? Unexpectedly, Jilong burst out with incredible fighting power, aiming to meet Gao Wen in the second round, and ignited his own little universe.

“6:3”, win the first game.

“1:6”, lost a game.

As the saying goes, the old ones get the best. Felipe Lopez showed his skills and energy, dragged the game into the deciding set, and was the first to break Giron's serve.

Giron is in deep danger. ATP-level events do bring incredible impact. The Challenge Tournament and the Hope Tournament are not at the same level at all.

but!

Giron finally found a way, just like he did in last year's first-round match against Isner at Flushing Meath, and tapped into his own potential.

"6:4".

In the final stage, Jilong won three games in a row, and with an unparalleled performance, he took the victory on the fourth match point and finally achieved a breakthrough.

At the darkest, most chaotic and lowest point in his career, he took risks, tried and challenged himself one by one, and completely turned the situation around, achieving his first ATP-level main draw victory in his career.

It’s so refreshing!

Unbelievable! However, this is competitive sports. Even in desperate situations, there is always a glimmer of hope. Only the strong can discover it, and only the brave can grasp it.

At the end of the story, what is tested is a belief, a courage and a temperament, which are invisible and intangible but real.

From a poor record of three wins and four losses in the Challenge Tour Hope Tournament to a miraculous and glorious record of three consecutive wins in the Masters Tournament, Jilong also entered the media's attention:

Who can refuse a Cinderella story?

Especially in the world of competitive sports.

What's more, Jilong's career breakthrough has brought him an opportunity to face Gawain. "Jilong VS Gawain", the civil war of the Brown Bears is about to begin.

Leaving aside other media, the Los Angeles Times made no secret of its excitement, shining the spotlight on this game with the headline treatment of the sports section.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, an ordinary game became a hot topic on social networks because of the story behind the game.

In fact, Jilong did find confidence and motivation——

A year ago, in the singles final of the NCAA National Championship, the powerful clash between "the pride of the sky and the rising star" ended with Gao Wen's victory. Jilong swallowed the bitterness of defeat and witnessed Gao Wen's sudden emergence. After that, the career trajectories of the two players went in different and unknown directions.

A year later, when they met again, their positions were vastly different, but Jilong still wanted to go all out to see the gap between himself and Gawain, and the gap between himself and the world's top players. Coupled with past stories, his motivation for the game was pushed to the maximum.

Jilong, burst out with 200% energy.

Compared to Jilong, who has already played three games and is in a small peak of form, Gao Wen is different.

Putting aside the Davis Cup singles match, Gao Wen's last official ATP-level event was Wimbledon a full month ago. That is to say, from adapting to the venue to his own game state, Gao Wen needed some time to adapt and adjust, and his state was naturally different.

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In fact, not only Gao Wen, almost all top players need to face such a challenge -

In the Masters, because there are fewer draws and seedings than in the Grand Slams, strong opponents are often encountered in the first two rounds. The probability of early collisions between top players rises sharply. In addition, they need to adjust their own status, and the Masters has a best-of-three format, so the chance of an upset is even greater.

Since the start of the game, Jilong's all-round attack and defense style of play posed a severe test to Gao Wen's game state.

Jilong, with limited height and light footsteps, is quite similar to the "Australian Hare" Hewitt. His movements are short, powerful, light and flexible, with a very wide coverage area. He continuously outputs pressure with an all-out attack and defense style, forcing Gao Wen to aim at the corners and easily make mistakes when his touch is not hot.

Thompson has previously said that Giron's current playing style draws a lot of nourishment from Djokovic and is very different from his college days.

Gao Wen agreed with the second half of the sentence, but for the first half, he thought it was closer to Medvedev than Djokovic.

Of course, the playing styles of Medvedev and Djokovic are very similar, which are tough enough and stalemate enough, but there are differences in details. Medvedev's backhand is not as good as Djokovic's, and his forehand is more daring. And the most important point is: Djokovic is good at wrapping, left and right, covering the whole court; Medvedev does not wrap the ball, and his shots are flatter. The flatter and faster they are, the more they suit his appetite.

Under the skin of overall similar style, Djokovic and Medvedev have different colors.

Jilong is more inclined to Medvedev, who just emerged in 2017 and 2018 but has not yet fully matured.

Between full attack and full defense, the entire shot is very flat and very fast.

It is also because of this that once Giron lacks confidence, he is prone to make a series of mistakes. He hopes to flatten the return ball's parabola as much as possible to create impact and pressure; if his touch is not good or he is hesitant, the return ball will easily go into the net. If you count his mistakes, almost all of them go into the net.

The playing field in Toronto is very suitable for Geelong's style. It is fast enough, has little friction and low bounce, which completely improves the entire rhythm. It is a little different from grass but equally fast.

As his confidence grew, Jilong played more and more smoothly.

The first set of the game was in a stalemate.