Chapter 2035 Full Version
"...That '3:0', I thought we had reached a consensus, it was purely because of the controller problem, I am not familiar with the brand new controller."
"Oh, no no no, Gawain, a true master wouldn't blame the equipment."
"Yeah, the experts wouldn't, but I'm not one of them. God, that was only my second time playing live, okay? I thought you guys would take care of the newbies."
"Wait, are you asking me to let you go? I didn't expect you to be such a Gawain!"
As soon as they met, Gawain and Nadal gave each other a hug and started to complain about each other. The atmosphere was very lively.
The staff coming and going couldn't help but cast their glances over. They could feel it without words that the tacit understanding between the two people really wouldn't lie. No wonder they complained about each other across the air during the media interview.
As soon as they met, they started arguing.
This friendship is eye-catching.
Players including Maria Sharapova and Bouchard have said more than once that it is difficult to maintain a pure and sincere friendship between truly top players.
There is no way. On the court, they are opponents, or even enemies. They must defeat their opponents to win. What if they get really angry? One second they are fighting to the death on the court, and the next second they pretend that the smell of gunpowder on the court has never existed? In fact, Djokovic also frankly admitted that he respects Federer and Nadal. They always fight on the stage of Grand Slam semi-finals or finals. It is indeed difficult for them to become friends and maintain friendship.
When they were young, Djokovic and Nadal could be considered friends, and Nadal had invited Djokovic out for dinner and parties more than once, but Djokovic still found it difficult to establish that kind of friendship.
Murray also said that the fundamental reason why the other Big Three can become friends with him is that "they can always beat me." Of course, this is a joke, but Murray also agreed that he would not privately invite these opponents to participate in his life.
The only special thing among the giants is the old rivals Federer and Nadal. From mortal enemies to comrades-in-arms and then to friends who share weal and woe, their friendship has lasted for twenty years and finally became a part of each other's lives. This is also what makes them special.
Not only them, but their families are also friends.
In Gawain's opinion——
He respects the sport and loves it, but he has already given most of his life to it and he will not let it take over the little time he has left in his daily life.
What happens on the court should stay on the court.
No personal grudges.
Therefore, he has a good personal relationship with not only Dimitrov, Thiem, Raonic and his group of friends, but also Murray, Nadal, Federer and even Djokovic. Those competitions are just competitions, which does not affect his respect and admiration for Djokovic.
After all, the essence of respecting your opponent is respecting yourself and respecting the game.
Tennis is almost everything in his life, so he thinks he should have some tennis friends, otherwise he would be too lonely.
Although Gawain and Nadal are about to step onto the court to compete today, this will not stop the two from complaining about each other about Pro Evolution Soccer.
The same goes for Nadal. Maybe he is introverted and passive, but as long as the other party is willing to take a step forward, he can become a good friend.
"We should call Roger over some other day and play some tennis together." Nadal's spare time life is not rich. Yachting, golf, fishing, and occasionally some video games, that's basically all.
Gao Wen was very surprised, "Roger? Tennis? So what character did you choose?"
Nadal laughed. "It's surprising. Roger doesn't like to choose himself. He often chooses other people. He also chose Andy, Andy Roddick."
Unexpected, very very unexpected.
"Ha." Gao Wen laughed. "Wait, am I in that game?"
Nadal said calmly, "Of course, it would be strange if not."
Gawain tilted his head. "It feels a little weird to see my image appear in the game."
Nadal laughed. "Ha, maybe we should give it a try. You choose me and I choose you, and see what the final result of the game will be."
Gao Wen spread his hands and said, "It's the controller. I told you, I blame the controller for the loss."
"Haha." Nadal laughed happily.
The atmosphere is so lively.
"Rafa, Gawain, there are three minutes left before your debut. You can get ready now."
The staff came to inform, and then Gawain shook hands and hugged Nadal, and patted each other on the back.
“Look forward to exciting games.”
“The side that performs better wins the game.”
After a few brief greetings, the two separated and did the final warm-up before going on stage, starting to get into the state, slowly, slowly mobilizing themselves.
Indeed, it is not easy—
Laughing and joking one second, and entering battle mode the next? But whether it is Gawain or Nadal, both are very good at staying focused; and the duel with friends makes them more motivated.
After all, every professional player has a desire to win in his bones, whether it is a friend or an enemy, this desire to win is the same.
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The stage of the year-end finals is even more worth looking forward to.
really!
As soon as he came on the court, Nadal showed his determination and a completely different state. Not to mention the comparison with Melbourne or Paris, even the Asian season and the European indoor hard court season were different.
--confidence.
This is the key.
When you are confident, your shots will be more decisive, bolder and more determined, and your hitting success rate will often improve. The difference between Murray and Nadal shows us the role that confidence plays in the game.
The first point of the game, Gao Wen's serve.
Although Gawain continuously suppressed Nadal's backhand and created opportunities, he was ready to win the point with an offensive combination of a forehand straight line to the dead corner and a follow-up ball to the net, but Nadal's forehand straight line super moon ball while running at high speed incredibly bypassed Gawain and cut into the boundary, counterattacking to win the winning point.
"0:15".
The whole audience was shocked! This was only the first round, and the two players had already shown incredible top-level performance.
As mentioned before, Nadal's forehand state is a barometer of his game.
Forehand performance determines the lower limit of the game, while backhand performance determines the upper limit of the game.
The foundation of everything starts with the forehand. No matter who the opponent is, the forehand is the first step to open the situation, which can build Nadal's confidence.
This is true even on fast courts like indoor hard courts.
The power of Nadal's forehand super topspin is weakened on hard courts; but the forehand spin controls the rhythm of the game, like a metronome.
Today, unlike any previous match this year, Nadal's forehand showed confidence from the opening stage, even better than last year's match in the imperial capital.
After one and a half seasons in the professional arena, Gao Wen is finally going to see a nearly complete version of Nadal.
Maybe it's still not 100%, but at least it's already 80% or 85% of the way there, and it does feel different.
(End of this chapter)