Chapter 229: Unexplained Enemies

Gawain swore that this was the first time he saw Kokkinakis in person. They had never met before and had no idea what was going on at this moment.

Could it be that Kokkinakis was irritated by his handsome appearance? "Who are you?"

Gao Wen asked straight away. Although there was indeed a provocative element in his words, it was mostly a matter of inexplicable laughter and tears.

These two words immediately made Kokkinakis furious, as if he had been hit hard by a hook punch. His stomach was churning and he started to curse at the top of his lungs with a thick Australian accent and strange slang, and then he cursed with gritted teeth.

"You're just a clown!"

"You're just a fucking clown."

"If you meet me this time, you won't be so lucky. I will teach you a lesson and let you know what real tennis is."

After venting his anger, Kokkinakis turned his back to Gawain, took off his shorts, revealing his bright red underwear, and twisted his butt towards Gawain, as if he was humiliating Gawain with this action.

But the question is, what’s the point?

After saying so much, Kokkinakis still hasn't made it clear what the relationship between him and Gawain is. His ability to express himself is really unparalleled.

Then Gawain raised his voice and shouted to Kokkinakis' back.

"Hey, clown, you still haven't told me who you are. At least tell me your name."

Another sentence, and Kokkinakis suddenly froze in place, and the movement of twisting his hips became a moment of self-humiliation.

Looking at Kokkinakis's stiff movements in a dilemma, Gawain felt a little sorry for him and secretly blamed himself:

You are an adult, how can you bully a defenseless child! He is still a child!

So Gawain shouted kindly.

"Put on your pants quickly, be careful not to catch a cold."

Hahaha.

On the street, there was a burst of laughter, not from Jillong and McDonald, but from other young people passing by, although McDonald had a very hard time holding back his laughter.

Kokkinakis was immediately chilled to the bone, and a gust of cold wind made his butt even colder.

But he couldn't turn around to refute at this time, so Kokkinakis didn't turn around. He raised his hands high and raised two middle fingers to express his strong rebuttal.

Then?

Then he walked forward without any pants on, wiggling like a duck, pretending that this was the latest hip-hop street fashion in 2014.

Hahaha! This time, MacDonald and Gillon couldn't hold back any longer and both burst into laughter. The passers-by on both sides of the street clapped and laughed mercilessly.

Gao Wen couldn't help laughing, but after laughing, he was still full of questions:

What happened?

It was not until he arrived at the training ground that Gao Wen finally remembered. A light bulb went off in his mind, and all those inexplicable things became clear.

"Ah, I remember now!"

He finally understood what was wrong with Kokkinakis.

How could he forget that Kokkinakis and Kyrgios are good friends. Last year's Australian Open junior men's singles final was held between them. Later, when Kyrgios humiliated Wawrinka, it was Kokkinakis who was implicated, but Kokkinakis did not break up with his friend afterwards.

So Kokkinakis's inexplicable hostility towards Gawain is because of Kyrgios? No way...

Gawain swore that he had long forgotten the incident at last year's charity match. Who would grit their teeth and remember a charity performance? Now it seems that Kyrgios will.

After Gao Wen's reminder, McDonald also remembered the charity performance, and his expression was full of surprise.

"You mean, this person and that person just now are good friends?"

McDonald had long since forgotten Kyrgios’ name, so he just referred to him as “this guy” or “that guy”.

Gawain spread his hands, "This should be the only explanation."

McDonald and Gillon looked at each other, obviously unable to understand Kokkinakis's thinking: That's it?

But let alone them, even in the distant future of 2021, no one can understand the thinking of players like Kyrgios and Kokkinakis.

The funniest and most famous thing is that in 2016, John McEnroe stood up to support Kyrgios and defended the Australian bad boy.

McEnroe is a legendary tennis player who dominated the 1980s. When he was young, he was a famous "bad boy" who argued with referees, reporters, players, spectators, everything in his life, and himself. Smashing rackets and swearing were commonplace. In short, he should be considered the first person to publicly break tennis etiquette.

However, McEnroe's talent and ability are also incredible. Not only has he been ranked number one in the world at the end of the year for four consecutive years, but he also has seven Grand Slam titles as the best proof.

After retiring, McEnroe still had a hot temper and switched to being a commentator. He won a lot of praise for his outspokenness and courage to speak and scold, proving that he is still as good as ever.

As for Kyrgios, McEnroe believes that they are fellow travelers. He can fully understand Kyrgios, so he defended Kyrgios. He believes that Kyrgios just lacks a little concentration. Kyrgios' talent can rank among the top five in history. Genius is allowed to do whatever he wants. This is the privilege of genius.

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"If I were to be a part-time coach, theoretically the best person to work with would be Kyrgios, because we are both crazy and a little bit crazy."

McEnroe said this in an interview.

So, how did Kyrgios respond?

"He is dreaming."

Later, McEnroe still defended Kyrgios on different occasions, but also criticized Kyrgios several times, showing his appreciation for his talent.

But Kyrgios didn't buy it at all, and later in an interview he harshly complained about McEnroe, saying something like "You are not me, don't pretend to know if you don't, don't pretend to understand me." His arrogant attitude was not concealed at all, and he was just short of directly criticizing McEnroe for his pretentiousness.

McEnroe was in a state of dismay.

Perhaps, in Kyrgios' eyes, friendly forces are never needed.

Looking back at Kokkinakis's nonsensical behavior now, it doesn't seem so outrageous.

Still, Gillon and MacDonald couldn't understand it.

Even Jilong, who had no interest in gossip, couldn't help but ask.

"What on earth did you do to his friend?"

Gawain thought about it carefully, but he couldn't remember what he had done to insult Kyrgios, and then McDonald couldn't help but say something.

"In a five-point duel, Gawain shaved his head."

Jilong: ...

For a professional player to have his head shaved by an NCAA reserve player, even if it was a charity performance, this seems difficult to accept, right?

But looking at Gao Wen, Jilong didn't say much after all, and thought about it seriously.

"It's okay. Anyway, the draw hasn't come out yet. We don't know if we will meet. Or maybe someone has been eliminated before we meet?"

First update.

(End of this chapter)