Zone 4/4.

In fact, the overall structure of this district is the most stable and strongest, and it is particularly calm amid the chaos and turmoil in Flushing this year.

In the 7/8 sub-division, the two highest-ranked seeded players, Berdych and Gasquet, met successfully.

Berdych, who had been in poor form recently, still put in a stable performance, maintaining an excellent winning rate against players ranked outside the top 30 in the world, and advancing steadily all the way. With no attention, no expectations, and no pressure, he successfully reached the fourth round, which was undoubtedly a small surprise.

Gasquet, whose career has been rejuvenated this year, continued his brilliant performance at Wimbledon and once again displayed his superb attacking skills. Moreover, as the matches progressed, his condition gradually improved, his performance became more and more outstanding, and he quietly broke into the top 16.

Berdych and Gasquet have met twelve times in their careers and are old rivals. The two players have won six games each, evenly matched; however, since last year, Berdych has won three consecutive games against Gasquet, completely reversing the disadvantageous situation of the two in previous encounters.

This encounter is full of highlights. The key lies in whether Berdych can seize the opportunity, regain his form and reverse the slump of the past six months. Of course, Gasquet will never surrender easily. His excellent form from Wimbledon to Flushing Meadows will be his best weapon.

Berdych won the first set, 6:2.

Gasquet, a Jedi counterattack, "6:3", "6:4", "6:1".

Finally, Gasquet ended his three-game losing streak against Berdych and advanced to the quarterfinals of the second consecutive Grand Slam. The former genius seemed to have finally found his own track.

So, who will Gasquet face in the quarterfinals? On the eighth match day, all eyes were focused on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

"Gawain vs Agut".

As Gao Wen said, "half home court" is only half home court after all, and it is not comparable to Federer's global home court, not to mention that this is the US Open.

With Isner and Donald Young both competing for the quarterfinals, the US Open Organizing Committee's choice is undoubted. In addition, Wawrinka also deserves a chance to play on the center court, so the two men's singles matches at Arthur Ashe Stadium have been arranged:

"Federer vs Isner".

"Wawrinka vs. Donald Young".

Not surprising.

Naturally, this was Gawain's first time competing at Louis Armstrong Stadium, but his opponent was somewhat surprising.

Originally, when the draw was released, the seeding matchup in this small division caused heated discussion because Goffin was facing Gowen.

Goffin from Belgium.

Last summer, the ATP official website introduced two new stars on the front page headlines. One was Goffin who returned from injury, and the other was Gao Wen who stepped into the professional arena from NCAA. The two players won the European and North American Challenge Tournaments for three consecutive weeks with 15 consecutive victories.

For a while, both players attracted much attention and sparked widespread discussion.

In a blink of an eye, a year has passed, and both Gawain and Goffin have lived up to expectations, gaining a foothold in the tour in their own way and winning a place in the tournament.

A year ago, the unknown player who entered the competition with a wild card transformed himself into the second seed of the tournament and became the biggest attraction in Zone 4/4 as the defending champion.

A year ago, the young player who had just returned from injury and was never favored due to his physical disadvantage has now established himself in the top 20 in the world rankings.

Gao Wen, born in 1995, and Goffin, born in 1990, are the representatives of the youth storm.

This is the scene that everyone is looking forward to, the reunion of the youth storm.

While Raonic was plagued by injuries and Dimitrov was in a slump, Goffin's stable performance had quietly helped him overtake them. In the world rankings, he has quietly reached 14th place.

Now, Goffin is the second highest ranked player born after 1990 after Gawain, and can be called the new representative of the youth storm.

Just imagine the two matchups in zone 4/4, the collision of the Challenger Alliance in zone 7/8, and the encounter of the Youth Storm in zone 8/8. It is indeed worth looking forward to.

However.

Agut disrupted the situation.

In the third round, Auger-Aliassime and Goffin faced off head-on. Surprises occurred again and again. This was the 1,001st time at the US Open this year. People had gotten used to it and were no longer surprised.

“6:2”, “7:5”, Goffin won the first two sets.

“6:3”, Auger-Aliassime won the game back in a thrilling manner.

Just when everyone was looking forward to the continuation of the exciting clash, the scorching heat once again became the third competitor on the court. Goffin showed severe symptoms of heat stroke and cramps. Although he still tried to continue fighting, his body finally gave out.

Goffin had no choice but to withdraw from the competition.

Like Sock, Sock had to retire when he was leading by a big score of "2:1". Now Goffin also helped Auger-Aliassime enter the top 16 in this way and missed the chance to challenge Gawain.

A sigh.

The peak of the Grand Slam withdrawal craze also occurred on this court. In the 2011 US Open, a total of 17 people withdrew; and this year's US Open has just entered the second week, and the number of withdrawals has reached 16.

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The numbers continue to grow.

So, there is the current matchup, with Gawain and Agut competing for a place in the quarterfinals.

Before the game, there was a lot of discussion. Although the youthful duel between Goffin and Gawain did not take place, and although Agut's advancement was somewhat due to luck, for Gawain, Agut is still a severe challenge.

First of all, Auger-Aliassime has solid baseline skills. He is a player who was able to defeat Djokovic three times on hard courts, and his ability to hold his ground at the baseline is very, very good.

Secondly, the condition of Gawain's right ankle is an unknown. Although the test of three games has helped Gawain regain some form and touch, is this enough?

Compared with other matches in the fourth round, this one may not be as topical or as watched, but the suspense of the outcome is no less than any other match.

Agut can be regarded as Gao Wen's first real test in New York this year.

Although there were various twists and turns in the first three rounds, the impact of Zverev, Fish and Belushić was ultimately not enough. Now the situation is completely different.

In addition to being seeded 23rd, Auger-Aliassime's baseline toughness is also one of the most difficult among the round of 16, and any player who wants to beat him will have to work hard.

But from another perspective, if Gao Wen wants to go further, now is the time to move up to the next level after the Grand Slam enters the second week.

Status needs to keep up.

Such a test can also be regarded as preparation for the more arduous and difficult challenges that will follow.

With this mentality in mind, Gawain made his debut under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

This was my first time stepping onto Louis Armstrong Stadium this year, but I felt a sense of familiarity.

The audience and the millions of viewers in front of the TV can see at a glance -

Gao Wen's right ankle is wrapped with heavy protection. No matter how serious the injury is, he needs to pay attention and be careful, especially in the match against Agut.

There will undoubtedly be a lot of movement. A lot. A lot.