Chapter 36 Five-point duel
"Gawain! Gawain Gawain Gawain..."
McDonald was so excited that his voice could not help but tremble slightly. No matter what, it was a rare opportunity to play against professional players. What's more, the opponents were the best among their peers. This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to test their own level.
In the hustle and bustle, before Gawain had time to talk to MacDonald, he was pushed out by the enthusiastic audience around him. It seemed that they were even more excited than Gawain.
Gao Wen was a little nervous, but also a little expectant.
Putting aside Kyrgios's notoriety, his talent and strength are indeed outstanding.
Later, there was a reason why Kyrgios became the first post-95 player in the world to win an ATP-level championship, and even led a large number of post-95 rookies who continued to make history and achieve outstanding results.
Even now, in Kyrgios' first year as a professional, his year-end ranking can reach 182nd, which also proves that his current strength is far beyond his peers.
Currently, there are about 2,100 professional players with points worldwide.
You need to at least reach the third round in the lowest level Futures Tournament to get a ranking point and enter the world ranking list.
Among these more than 2,100 players, most of them have been playing in low-level hope tournaments and challenge tournaments for many years, and it is rare to see them in ATP-level tours. Therefore, their points are often hovering between single digits or double digits. As long as they can rank among the top 200, they are already the backbone of the professional arena.
Djokovic once said that in fact the gap between the top 100 professional players is not as huge as imagined. A deviation of one or two points, ups and downs in form, and the quality of on-the-spot performance are all normal results of winning or losing.
At the beginning of the year, when Kyrgios had not yet turned professional, he won his first Challenger Championship at the age of seventeen; then by the end of the year, Kyrgios's world ranking had broken into the top 200.
Although Gawain's strength has increased rapidly in recent times, objectively speaking, at this stage, Kyrgios is still at the level of a little giant. In particular, Kyrgios' physical talent is very outstanding. He can easily suppress Gawain, and it is very difficult to fight against him.
Confidence is confidence, but it is not blind confidence. Only by facing up to the gap between your own strength and your opponent can you find better game tactics and constantly improve yourself. Facing Kyrgios, Gawain still lacks confidence and is thinking about how he should respond.
The only thing to be thankful for is that this is a charity exhibition match and not a formal competition.
Kyrgios' eyes sparkled with amusement, looking down on the mouse, like a cat playing with a mouse, watching its every move calmly.
That look makes people very uncomfortable.
"Hey man, what's up, are you ready? Let's have some fun?"
Kyrgios raised his eyebrows at Gawain, and while waiting for Gawain to approach, he looked him up and down with the corner of his eyes.
In terms of height and weight, Kyrgios and Gao Wen are basically the same, 193 cm, but Kyrgios is slightly heavier, 85 kg. However, muscle content is another matter. It can be clearly felt that Kyrgios is more explosive, with fuller and tighter lines.
Kyrgios pulled down the corners of his mouth, seeming a little surprised that Gawain's height was the same as his. Then he whispered something in Gawain's ear.
"If I beat you and made you cry, you won't complain, right?"
Gao Wen was also stunned - he had never dealt with someone with such a style before. He was completely confused from beginning to end and had no idea what was wrong with him. But instead of being angry, he felt a sense of absurdity.
So Gao Wen also replied, "Why didn't I know you were the type who liked to whimper and complain? So, you mean, daddy beat you up and made you cry, are you going to complain to mom?"
After saying that, Gawain raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of teasing in his eyes. He ignored Kyrgios and turned around to walk to the side.
Without looking back, Gawain could deeply feel Kyrgios's burning and sharp gaze like a thorn in his back, and he was almost gritting his teeth.
It is now basically certain that there is no possibility of any friendliness and cordiality in a charity exhibition match. Not to mention that all professional players will show mercy. These basic principles have their own interpretations in Kyrgios' dictionary, and no one knows what Kyrgios will do.
However, Gawain is not a soft persimmon that can be easily bullied, so be careful with your teeth.
Raonic was standing nearby. He did not hear the conversation between Gawain and Kyrgios, but he seemed to be able to feel the little sparks floating in the air.
"How are you?"
Raonic lowered his voice and asked Gawain politely. Although his expression was a little reserved, his eyes were very sincere.
Gao Wen showed a faint smile.
"I'm fine, just a little excited. Opportunities like this don't come around often."
The light teasing made Raonic purse his lips shyly and nodded slightly.
One after another, the four professional players have invited fans to come on stage, and then the host is ready to conduct sparring with the fans.
The first to appear is... the least anticipated yet most anticipated "Kyrgios VS Gawain".
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The reason why it is the least anticipated is that Kyrgios is the least famous player and there are almost no fans who come to the scene just for him.
The reason why it is the most anticipated is that the other three players all followed the style of charity exhibition games, inviting relatively special audiences, and it is obvious at a glance that they are ready to provide fan service without any confrontation; but Gao Wen is different.
Gawain's height and build are very similar to Kyrgios's, and Kyrgios' world ranking is also the lowest among the guests of the charity exhibition match. Does this mean that the sparring may be a little bit confrontational? Compared with game-like interactions, the audience is more looking forward to a little confrontational collision. If the fans can overturn the professional players, then... it's fun.
Roar, roar, roar! Ahhhh! Aaaaaa! The audiences began to get excited one by one, screaming and cheering one after another, and McDonald raised his arms and shouted excitedly, "Go! Brown Bear! Go!"
The atmosphere was extremely lively, and even Venus, Sharapova and others looked over.
"This fan...what's your name?"
"Gawain!"
"Haha, Gao Wen, very good! It can be seen that our audience is already prepared and looking forward to a wonderful duel. How about it, are you ready?"
"Is it too late for me to warm up now?"
"Haha, our fan is quite humorous. Next, we will have a five-point match. The rules are the same as the tie-break. The fan will serve first, which is one point. Then the professional player will serve, which is two points. Finally, the fan will serve again, which is two points. There are five points in total. The one with more points wins."
Buzz, buzz, the air is boiling.
(End of this chapter)