Chapter 1869 Disrupting the Schedule
Wow, wow, wow, wow!
The world outside the window was pouring rain, the sky was dark, and the torrential rain covered the city of New York. There was no light in the sky, and the world instantly shrank to the eaves. If you open your arms, you can touch the edge.
I couldn't help but look outside. It seemed as if there was a hole in the sky, and a huge flood was pouring down, with no end in sight.
On the eleventh match day, all matches were suspended.
In a trance, there was an illusion, as if traveling through time and space, as if the last Grand Slam of the year had just started yesterday. People couldn't contain their excitement and began to look forward to the wonderful showdown in Flushing this year, but in a blink of an eye, when they were distracted, the event had come to an end.
Semi-finals, full-scale start——
This year's men's and women's singles semi-final lineup has surprises hidden among the upsets. Every clash is worth looking forward to, and the audience has been eagerly waiting for it.
However! Unexpectedly, a rainstorm stole all the focus and successfully made all the reporters, fans and players quiet down.
Originally, today was the day for the men's doubles and women's singles semi-finals. The final lineup was about to be decided, and Flushing was looking forward to a good show; tomorrow is the day for the women's doubles and men's singles semi-finals. Everything was moving towards the top of the Forbidden City in an orderly manner, and the decisive battle was getting closer and closer.
result……
The Arthur Ashe Stadium was only able to host one men's doubles semi-final. Before the players had time to take the stage for the second match of the day, heavy rain hit, disrupting all subsequent schedules. The tournament organizing committee and staff could only look up at the sky and wait for the rain to stop.
However, the continuous heavy rain from the afternoon to the evening had no end in sight, and the two women's singles semi-finals originally scheduled for the night session still had no possibility of taking place.
Finally, the organizing committee of the event could only regretfully announce that all the matches on the eleventh match day were cancelled.
This is not surprising, but instead led to a round of ridicule, "again."
Generally speaking, a Grand Slam is a two-week tournament, with the men's singles final being held on the second weekend as the final feast, which has become a tradition.
The four Grand Slams have always avoided postponing the tournament to the Monday of the third week. The main reason is that Monday is a working day, which will directly affect the stadium attendance and broadcast ratings. This is obviously not a good thing for the tournament, but the impact of weather is ultimately unavoidable.
For five consecutive years, the US Open was delayed to the 15th day. The culprit was rain. For the players, this has long been nothing new.
In order to avoid such situations, the US Open also began to build a roof for the Arthur Ashe Stadium this year. The structure has been completed, but it cannot be put into use for the time being, so we still need to wait patiently until next year.
As a result, New York, which had been affected by light rain but generally stable in the previous two weeks, was ultimately unable to escape the entanglement of heavy rain. If it didn't rain, it would be fine, but once it rained, it would rain continuously, and the schedule was completely disrupted.
In the first half, the scorching heat was unbearable, and news of injuries and withdrawals stole the limelight from the event; in the second half, the rain made trouble, but off-field highlights continued to grab the spotlight. It felt like the 81 difficulties of the journey to the West, and only the strongest and most tenacious players could persevere to the end.
Another charm of competitive sports is revealed. The game is not only about the players' own performance, nor is it only about the performance on the field. There are also off-field interferences, from weather, environment, fans, media and other factors. These tests are also daunting challenges.
After all the matches on the eleventh match day were cancelled, the organizing committee of the event announced helplessly:
Super Friday is coming.
On the twelfth day of the competition, Flushing will usher in a carnival.
Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Matinee, starts at 11 o'clock.
The first game is “Pennetta VS Halep”.
The second game, “Serena Williams vs. Vinci”.
Night show, starts at 7pm.
The first game is “Djokovic VS Dimitrov”.
The second game is “Gawain VS Federer”.
In other words, the four men's and women's singles semi-finals are about to be staged, and those spectators who have tickets to the Arthur Ashe Stadium will be like winning the lottery and become rich overnight.
Among them, some clues can be seen from the arrangement of the matches. Gawain and Federer appeared in the last match and received full attention from the event. Even on the star-studded Super Friday, this match still stood out easily and without any controversy.
And that’s not all.
Louis Armstrong Stadium was equally exciting.
A mixed doubles final, a men's doubles semi-final, and two women's doubles semi-finals will soon take place.
Although there have been many upsets in the doubles arena this year, the Grand Slam tournament is coming to an end, and the semi-finals and finals are still worth everyone's expectations. The players in the best form in the past two weeks are about to compete, and there will be many strong clashes on Super Friday.
Exciting, coming soon.
Perhaps, the only thing the fans and spectators need to do is pray, pray that the rain will not disrupt the game, and pray that the rain will not steal the limelight of the game again.
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In fact, the sun was shining brightly on the twelfth day of the competition.
It's not strong, not hot, not exaggerated. The perfect sunshine firmly grasps the tail of summer, and New York also shows some comfort.
However, judging from the temperature, the impact of yesterday's rain can still be felt. Compared with the scorching heat of the first week, today's temperature has dropped below 20 degrees. Not only is it not hot, but there is even some early autumn coolness under the cool breeze. The players also need to make adjustments.
Otherwise, your body and hands may not be mobilized.
Then, after a day's rest, the battle at Arthur Ashe Stadium resumed, and in one go, it pushed the chaos of this year's US Open to a new peak.
Just when people thought that Bouchard's locker room incident and Murray's upset elimination had reached the peak of chaos, the weirdness of this year's US Open had temporarily come to an end, and the tournament was finally slowly getting back on track, but it fell into chaos again after a rainstorm, a 720-degree turn that made everyone's internal organs begin to churn.
In the first match of the day, the 33-year-old Italian veteran Pennetta took only 59 minutes to sweep Halep, unexpectedly defeating the second seed and advancing to the final first.
The scores of the two sets were “6:3” and “6:1”.
Halep, who had the most hard court wins this year, had no hope at all and was defeated.
In the second match of the day, Italian veteran Vinci, who reached the Grand Slam semi-finals for the first time in his career, played the masterpiece of his career against the defending champion Serena Williams.
Before this, Vinci had played against Serena Williams four times. Serena Williams remained undefeated and did not lose a single set. Her advantage was very obvious. But when she came to New York, Serena Williams, who was chasing the Grand Slam, was never able to adjust to her best condition, which gave Vinci an opportunity.
"2:6", "6:4", "6:4".
Vinci pulled off a shocking upset in three sets, once again ending Serena Williams’ dream of winning all Grand Slams. After reaching the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career, she went one step further and advanced to the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career. She will soon compete with her Italian compatriot for the championship, writing a new history for the WTA.
(End of this chapter)