Chapter 1865 Never Stop
Ah! Ah!
Behind me, the heat waves still did not stop, and the night at Arthur Ashe Stadium reached a new climax——
Because the first game was so exciting, and even more because the second game that was to come was so much anticipated.
Obviously, the next part of the quarter-final carnival party is the real highlight, the main event of the tenth match day, and the heat wave continues all the way.
"Is your ankle okay?"
"There's some swelling, and I still need physical therapy."
"Ha, I feel a little relieved after hearing this. At least I have pushed you to the extreme. God, did you try too hard today?"
"Hey, Richard, can you believe it? If I hadn't tried so hard, I'd be regretting it now."
Although it was just a joke, Gasquet could feel the sincerity in Gawain's eyes. He was slightly stunned, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth.
On the court, Gasquet rarely shows his emotions, whether in defeat or victory, and he often comes and goes with a professional attitude.
In Gasquet's view, the tennis world is cruel. One has to face victory and defeat every week, and even the Big Four are no exception. Maybe they were champions last week, but they have to taste the bitterness of defeat this week.
Over and over again, week after week.
So, he gradually began to learn to leave the matters of the game on the field, try to be calm and objective, and try to avoid letting matters on the field affect his life. He did not want to fall asleep with a defeat in his mind.
In fact, outside the court, Gasquet is a person who likes to joke and play pranks. He is polite and keeps a distance when he is with strangers, but he can easily get along with friends when he is close to them.
Tonight is no exception.
When they hugged after the game, Gasquet didn't say a word, but just patted Gawain on the back, then turned around and hastily packed his equipment bag and left.
The speed was so fast that as soon as Gawain turned around, Gasquet had disappeared at the entrance of the player tunnel, as if he was in a hurry to get off work.
But after leaving the court and meeting in the locker room, Gasquet took the initiative to come up and talk to Gawain, once again expressing his admiration and congratulations.
Then, Gasquet hugged Gawain again and said, "Keep going."
Gao Wen's mouth curled up slightly, "You should know the sign-in list, right?"
"Ha, of course I know. The whole world knows it, and I am no exception. I will continue to pay attention to it, but I hope you can make it all the way to the end."
Gao Wen was a little surprised and showed a questioning look.
Gasquet didn't care and shrugged lightly.
"For a long time, no one believed they could beat those guys. They used their actions to destroy our confidence and faith, and we didn't even have the mind to challenge them."
"In the tennis world, everyone knows the Big Four, but they only know the Big Four. All the others are just supporting roles. Even if we make it to the semi-finals or finals, we are just a wallflower in the news. No one pays attention to us or cares about our existence."
"All the way to you and Stan."
"You have proved our stupidity and insignificance with your actions. Before those guys defeated us, we had already defeated ourselves."
"I still remember what you said. The moment you give up, the game is over."
“I don’t want to give up.”
Gawain had never expected that Gasquet would actually say such a thing to him.
These simple words are full of sincerity and an innocent heart that is still alive and beating.
Gasquet raised his chin slightly. "Hey, man, I don't mind you proving my stupidity once again. Keep fighting, right?"
The smile on Gao Wen's lips rose up, it was a kind of happiness from the bottom of his heart.
Then, Gasquet turned and entered the locker room——
The game was over, but life wasn't.
The same is true for Gawain.
Before going to the post-match press conference, Gao Wen needed to go to the physiotherapy room to cool down his right ankle and massage it to relax his muscles.
In fact, for professional players, muscle cooling is a very important link.
Everyone knows that you need to warm up before exercising. This is to wake up the muscles. To put it more intuitively, it is to warm up the muscles and reduce the probability of injury.
Similarly, muscles need to be cooled down after exercise to reduce the body's response to inflammation, speed up the disappearance of muscle soreness and recovery from injuries.
Therefore, after the game, professional players use the same principle, from ice baths to showers, to more professional liquid nitrogen freezing recovery.
As Gawain just said to Gasquet, although the ankle injury has no effect, experiencing such an unreserved and exciting game is still a burden on the ankle, so much so that the ankle muscles overheated and swelled after the game, so the first thing is to cool down.
Moreover, this is only the first round. There will be a second round after the press conference is over.
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Just like pre-match warm-up exercises, post-match recovery training is equally important, especially when you are injured, everything needs to be done with more caution.
When Plan and Jiang Yanyun came to the locker room together, Gao Wen was still nowhere to be seen. Only Pelt was outside the physiotherapy room.
"Martin, has Gawain gone to the press conference?" Plan asked.
Pelt still had a poker face, showing no special emotions, "No, he's still in the physical therapy room. His ankle was under a lot of pressure today."
Judging from the scoreboard and the course of the game, Gao Wen's performance was very convincing and the shadow of injury seemed to have disappeared, but it was only then that he realized that this was not the case.
After all, the ankle sprain had only been five days ago.
From the perspective of injury alone, it is not serious; but Gao Wen is facing the impact of the second week of the Grand Slam, so the situation is naturally different.
Moreover, facing Agut and Gasquet respectively, the two games were different types and styles of impact, which put more tests on the ankle.
Plan took a deep breath and tried her best to remain calm - it was impossible not to worry, but at least she could avoid showing it. She didn't want to be a burden to Gawain, but should be Gawain's strongest and most powerful support.
"Is everything okay?" Plan asked.
Pelt exhaled lightly, "He's fighting."
Plan's heartstrings tightened slightly. He took a deep breath again, straightened his back, regained his determination, and looked at Pert with a resolute gaze, "Then let's wait for him together."
A game is over, but this year's US Open is not over yet, which also means that Gao Wen will not stop and the battle is not over yet.
The semi-finals is a feat and also a new stage. It is different from the first week of the Grand Slam, and also different from the round of 16 and quarter-finals. When the competition reaches this level, it means that the intensity of the confrontation will rise to a new level.
This is especially true for the lower half of this year's men's singles events.
Three of the semi-final spots have been decided: Djokovic, Dimitrov and Gao Wen, with the final spot still to be determined.
The reason why the main event is the main event is not only because of the excitement and suspense of the game, but also because all the gimmicks and the focus are all maintained on this game.
(End of this chapter)