Chapter 309 No One Cares

Tobias kept talking, and Sampras looked at Gawain who was calm and composed, and his nervous mood relaxed a little, and he patted Gawain on the shoulder.

“Just be yourself.”

Then, Sampras nodded slightly to Gawain to show his encouragement.

Under the watchful eyes of Sampras and Tobias, Gawain pushed open the door of the press conference hall and entered. He could feel a wave of hustle and bustle as he faced the crowd. All eyes in the audience were focused on him with scrutinizing, probing, and hesitant gazes.

Gawain paused for a moment. He knew what kind of storm he might face, and what kind of hail of bullets he might face, but he was already prepared. Reporters and Isner were not to be feared. He would just let this storm come even harder.

"please."

There was a press officer at the scene who was responsible for maintaining order. He made an inviting gesture to Gawain, indicating that Gawain should take a seat in the center of the venue.

Tap tap tap.

Gao Wen walked over calmly and took a quick look at the whole place, but he was a little surprised to find that there were no Asian faces. He thought he could see the faces of Zhan Jun or Hu Litao here.

But what Gao Wen didn't know was that Zhan Jun and Hu Litao were commentators, not reporters. At that moment, they were both commentating on the live broadcast of the first match day. How could they have time to come for an interview?

So, what about other journalists?

The Chinese reporters had already arrived at the press conference room. However, the press conference after the Chinese derby match in which Peng Shuai defeated Zheng Jie to advance to the second round was being held. After struggling hard between the two options, they finally chose "victory". As for other Asian reporters, they chose Kei Nishikori over Gao Wen without hesitation.

It just happened by accident.

However, a quick glance revealed that the Grand Slam tournament was indeed extraordinary. There were more than a hundred reporters crowded in the press conference room - this was obviously just the tip of the iceberg of the thousands of reporters who came to cover the US Open, but it was already the grandest scene Gao Wen had ever experienced.

Gurgling.

Gurgling.

There is no need to speak, just the carbon dioxide exhaled can make people feel the heat wave coming towards them.

Inadvertently, Gao Wen straightened his back a little. His mother told him not to hunch over.

"Okay, reporters, you may ask questions now."

The on-site press officer spoke, then waited for the reporter to raise his hand before he called out the name.

Gawain's heart beat a little faster. He was ready for any attack, but -

There was complete silence.

The more than one hundred reporters in front of them did not move or make any sound. They just sat there quietly, as if they were facing a group of robots.

Huh? What's going on?

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows. He had anticipated many possibilities, but he had never expected this one. He couldn't help but look down at the name card in front of him. Could it be that the organizing committee didn't write the correct name and nationality?

"Reporters, you may ask questions now."

The press officer also realized that the situation was a bit awkward and asked again, but -

There was silence.

There was still no movement in the press conference room. It was so ridiculous that Gao Wen almost thought it was a prank.

This happened in men's tennis in 2021.

At the Miami Masters, the young Polish player Hubert-Hurkacz created an upset all the way, standing out from a series of top players ranked in the top ten in the world, including Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas, Rublev, etc., and won the final championship, becoming the first Pole in history to win the Masters championship, and his performance once appeared in the headlines of major media.

However, three weeks later, at the Monte Carlo Masters, Hurkacz once again defeated his opponent and advanced to the second round, where he attended the post-match press conference.

The well-behaved Hurkacz waited for reporters to ask questions, but... the whole audience was silent.

Hurkacz was a little confused and didn't understand what was going on. He could only keep smiling and waited for about thirty seconds but still no response. He could only say "thank you" politely, then got up and left the press conference room.

In fact, at the Masters, whether a player holds a press conference depends on whether a reporter applies for it. That is to say, a post-match press conference can only be held when a reporter wants to interview the player.

Since the press conference has been held, it means that the reporters' requests have been responded to, but after Hurkacz came on the court, no one asked any questions, which is undoubtedly ridiculous and disrespectful.

Later, this incident was regarded by countless people as the most embarrassing and humiliating moment in men's tennis in 2021 - it was not Hurkacz who needed to feel the shame, but those silent reporters.

Even though Hurkacz is the champion of the Masters Tournament, which is second only to the Grand Slam, he has been treated like this. It is really laughable.

Of course, two months after this incident, Hurkacz suffered a slump of six consecutive losses; but he recovered strongly at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Born in 1997, he defeated Medvedev and Federer along the way and reached the semi-finals. He performed very well and gave his own response.

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In his previous life, when Gao Wen saw the news, he just thought it was ridiculous, but he never thought that he would actually suffer such treatment?

At that time, Hurkacz was smiling throughout the whole process and did not get angry or make trouble, which did not leave any handle for the reporters. So how should Gao Wen respond? "Reporters, you can ask questions now."

The on-site press officer spoke in Chinese, because after the English interview session, there were corresponding native language interviews arranged. He was obviously worried that he would miss the Chinese media, so he asked the question again, but the response he got was still silence.

Looked at each other.

Gawain chuckled, genuinely, with a smile overflowing from his eyes, and then said in a joking tone.

"It seems that the difficulty of Chinese has really troubled everyone."

Gawain pointed at his name card and clenched his fist in encouragement.

"In fact, you can give it a try. Believe in yourself. It's not that difficult."

After saying that, Gao Wen stood up gracefully and waved to the reporters.

"Thanks!"

Then, Gao Wen left the press conference room with light steps.

When the door was opened, one could see Tobias and Sampras with stunned expressions on their faces. They were even more shocked and stunned than Gawain.

But Gawain laughed heartily, "See, I told you, don't worry, I can handle it."

Tobias: ...What? You call this no need to worry? Tobias's anger instantly rose. What on earth is wrong with these reporters? They are clearly playing tricks on the players. What is this? Are they trying to show off their power on behalf of Isner? They usually chatter and can't stop, but now they have suddenly become silent? This is intolerable! If a tiger doesn't show its power, they will think it is a kitten!

(End of this chapter)