Chapter 304: Full of Vitality

"Hey, Dominic!"

Gawain called out, Tim turned around and saw Gawain motioning to the camera.

"This is the interview team from Huaxia TV. I thought you should say hello to the Huaxia audience. I'm telling them that you are a very kind friend for agreeing to my sudden invitation to practice together today."

In the coming 2021, Thiem's ​​world ranking will reach as high as third place. He is known as the "Little Prince of Clay" for reaching the French Open finals for two consecutive years. He then reached the Australian Open and US Open finals in the 2020 season, and topped the US Open, becoming the first player born after 1990 to win a Grand Slam title.

There is no doubt that Thiem is one of the leading figures of the new generation, becoming a bridge between the "Four Giants Born in the 80s" and the "Three Little Giants Born in the 90s".

But now, Thiem is still a shy teenager who has just started his professional career. He can't even speak English fluently and has a distinct German accent.

Hearing Gawain's words, Tim smiled shyly, waved towards the camera, said "It's my honor", and then didn't know what to say more. He even looked a little awkward in front of the camera, as if he was still not used to such occasions.

It's hard to believe, but Tim is two years older than Gawain.

Gao Wen turned his head to look at the camera again and said with a smile, "He may feel a little burdened by speaking Chinese."

A clever little joke successfully made both Zhan Jun and Hu Litao laugh.

They now believe in Gawain's story a little. He does look like a generous and confident young man, and it seems natural for him to bravely invite Thiem to practice with him - even though Gawain is still a newcomer on the tour.

"Xiao Gao, nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. I'm Hu Litao, this is Zhan Jun. We're here in New York to commentate on the US Open."

Before Hu Litao finished speaking, Gao Wen nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face.

"Yes, of course I know. I've watched quite a few broadcasts of the games, and your commentary is well known to me. I didn't expect to be able to stand face to face with you today, but compared to my eyes, my hearing has taken the lead, and I feel a sense of familiarity."

Hu Litao could sense Gao Wen's sophistication, and he relaxed a little.

“I didn’t expect to meet fans here.”

"The first Australian Open match I watched was explained by Mr. Zhan Jun, and I was deeply impressed by Safin."

"Brother Jun, how do you feel? I came to the other side of the Pacific Ocean and met your fans?"

"I don't deserve it. I would like to ask you to practice basketball some other day, but my bad basketball skills are already well known among my peers, so I am too embarrassed to ask you out."

During this interaction, Zhan Jun relaxed a little, and a little self-deprecating remark successfully made the three of them laugh out loud.

Gao Wen said with a smile, "Teacher Zhan Jun, how do you know it won't work if you don't try it? For anything, you can only know the result after trying it."

Zhan Jun looked at Gao Wen carefully, as if he was considering whether he should speak. Then he could catch a glimpse of the faint smile between Gao Wen's brows. He immediately retracted his words like a fox, smelling a little something unusual, and waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he would not be fooled.

All three of them laughed.

Then, Zhan Jun changed the topic and went into the interview session - in fact, he and Hu Litao were both commentators and were not familiar with interviews, but today's interview was mainly to collect information, and a simple basic understanding would be enough, and two outsiders could barely make up the numbers.

"Please don't mind. When we saw the wild card list, we were all shocked. How could a completely unfamiliar name suddenly appear? What on earth is going on? None of us expected this to happen. The surprise came too suddenly. We were all confused."

After all, this is only the third time that a Chinese male tennis player has participated in a Grand Slam tournament.

Gao Wen also smiled and waved his hands, "Don't worry, I don't mind," and then answered calmly.

"Honestly speaking, Mr. Zhan Jun should have been more lenient with his words. You should have a lot of questions."

"But actually, for me as well, it all happened so fast that it didn't feel real."

From winning the U.S. Championship, to challenging the professional tour during the summer training camp, to overcoming all obstacles in three consecutive challenge tournaments, Gao Wen stepped onto the court with the idea of ​​challenging his limits, and continued to move forward step by step, to the point that he completely ignored how far he had come.

With hustle and bustle and lightning speed, the Grand Slam arena is right in front of us.

"It wasn't until you two appeared in front of me, along with the camera crew, that the reality started to sink in. I feel a little burning in my stomach now."

Seeing Gao Wen's honest, frank and humorous conversation, Zhan Jun and Hu Litao also felt the reality.

Putting aside Gao Wen's true ability and performance on the field, it can at least be seen that he is not stage-shy. Even when facing China's top and most authoritative television media, he still showed an attitude of ease when being interviewed, and his vigor and vitality came to the fore.

This is exactly the quality that Asian players generally lack.

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The last time Zhan Jun and Hu Litao saw an Asian player with such aura and attitude was Li Na; and, it was not the thorny Li Na who had just started out, but the Li Na who had become mature and calm after years of polishing, but still retained her edge.

But the problem is that the boy in front of him is only eighteen years old.

Wait, is he really only eighteen?

The interview continued. Zhan Jun and Hu Litao took turns asking questions and got a preliminary understanding of Gao Wen's story from the National Championships to Flushing, New York. Even the two knowledgeable commentators couldn't help but sigh -

No wonder.

No wonder they had never heard of the name "Gawain", because everything really developed too fast. In just a few months, earth-shaking changes had taken place. Not to mention the Chinese media, even the ATP official website had never realized what the rise of this young rookie meant.

After all, no matter what, Gowen's best performance so far is winning three Challenge Tournaments, and he only participated in the Grand Slam as a wild card given by the U.S. Champion. His results are still not strong enough. Compared with Goffin, who also set a record for consecutive wins in the Challenge Tournaments, his resume of past performance is too thin.

Judging from the performance on the field alone, it is indeed not yet at a level that deserves attention.

However, the greatest charm of competitive sports is that everything is possible! Especially after meeting Gao Wen face to face and feeling the aura and energy conveyed by Gao Wen from the inside out, the expectation value can no longer be suppressed and it is eager to move.

Then, Zhan Jun asked curiously - even though he knew nothing about Gao Wen's true level.

“Have you set any goals for the upcoming Grand Slams?”

(End of this chapter)