Chapter 379 Fame At
the age of 18, ranked 193rd in the world, he participated in the ATP professional tournament of any level for the first time, and then won three games in a row in the Grand Slam to enter the fourth round and occupy a place in the top 16.
Even McEnroe couldn't do this, and Bruguera seemed to be a little "lacking" in it, which was enough to make all the media exclaim.
Of course, Gawain, who owns the unique distance record, still needs to work harder. He hopes to go one step further than Bruguera and advance to the quarterfinals. He also hopes to replicate McEnroe's performance of reaching the semifinals in his second competition. Obviously, Gawain still needs to keep fighting.
After all, this is a feat that even the Big Four have not been able to achieve.
When they were young, both Federer and Djokovic went through a long period of confusion and struggle. Both were eliminated in the first round of their first Grand Slam.
Nadal and Murray were more stable and clear-headed. They both made their Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon and both ended up in the third round. In the third round, Murray faced David Nalbandian, the runner-up of the previous year's tournament, with a big lead of "2:0" and was just about to go one step further. However, he lost in the third set and was reversed, missing out on the fourth round.
Now, Gawain has achieved a breakthrough, moving from the third round to the fourth round, from the first week of a Grand Slam tournament to the second week, perfectly replicating Bruguera's performance. Twenty-five years later, he has created a miracle again in a Grand Slam tournament. So, can Gawain go one step further?
It is precisely because of this that when Gao Wen advanced to the third round, the media was lively but ultimately did not make a big fuss. But now that he has advanced to the fourth round, the whole situation has suddenly changed.
And what's very interesting is that the media mentioned Bruguera's performance, but the real focus was on McEnroe and Gao Wen.
Similar conditions, similar trajectories, similar experiences. Even though McEnroe was winning his second Grand Slam that year, considering that the French Open and Wimbledon were held one after the other with only a three-week interval, which is basically the same time period, McEnroe's feat of reaching the top four was amazing enough.
Especially when McEnroe and Gawain had a spark during the interview on the court, the media were all excited.
"Gawain, can you replicate McEnroe's miracle?"
Precisely because of the difficulty and rarity, the Big Four have not been able to do it, countless young geniuses have not been able to do it, and countless short-lived dark horses have not been able to do it. After a lapse of 25 years, hope has been rekindled. How can we not be excited and joyful?
Such a fairy-tale story can easily excite the media, not to mention the addition of the label of "Chinese male player". The weight and significance of the historical breakthrough are even more distinct and stronger, and all media large and small around the world are as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
A tremendous news frenzy came pouring down like a tsunami!
All in all, this is the media's favorite story, undoubtedly the favorite story for the front page headlines.
and!
The gossips outside of the victory added fuel to the fire. The media were like hamsters taking stimulants, jumping up and down and couldn't stop at all.
"Kyrgios: Gawain is a shameless, dirty liar."
At the post-match press conference, Kyrgios did not hide his anger and frustration at all. When the reporter asked about the "match interference warning", Kyrgios was like a powder keg, and expressed his disdain and contempt bluntly, using very vulgar words.
He believed that Gawain had used unfair tactics and schemes during the game, colluding with the referee and stealing the victory that should have belonged to him.
In Kyrgios's defense, the "out of bounds" cry was just a "joke."
"Everyone knows that with his addiction to winning, there is no way he could possibly lose that high pressure. He has already won, and he is as rigorous as a robot without emotions. I just think it is too boring and want to entertain the audience. He is too rigid to allow any jokes, that is his problem, but turning the game into such a dirty deal is despicable."
When the reporter further asked Kyrgios what "dirty deal" meant, the rebellious teenager rolled his eyes.
"Then you should ask them, are you stupid? If I knew, I would have appealed a long time ago, okay?"
He scolded the reporter harshly on the spot.
Buzz buzz buzz.
Everyone can clearly feel Kyrgios' attack, and no one should "misunderstand it".
It was foreseeable that the same topic would be the focus of post-match controversy, but during the interview on the field, the atmosphere needed to be kept relaxed and cheerful, so McEnroe naturally did not touch on it; until the post-match press conference, reporters raised the same question.
There was also a small episode where the reporter asked: "Do you know what Nick said? If you don't mind, I can read it to you directly."
Gao Wen did not refuse because he knew that even if he said "no", the reporters would still find ways to say it, just to anger him and cause a conflict.
Facing the attack, Gawain not only did not get angry, but he even chuckled, as if he saw a child throwing a tantrum.
"Well, next time I play against Nick, I will try to make jokes, too. I hope he doesn't treat our jokes like he treats the audience."
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One second, two seconds, and everyone burst into laughter.
Interfering with the game is interfering with the game, and it is against the rules. Kyrgios himself knows this, so during tonight's game, Kyrgios asked the audience to "shut up" more than once, and even the Australian fans who cheered for him were no exception.
Why is this?
If, as Kyrgios said, "interfering with the game" was just a joke, then he should have smiled at the audience, after all, the audience was just enjoying the game.
With just one simple sentence, Gawain immediately exposed Kyrgios' childish temper. He only joked when he was happy, otherwise it was an attack, and he did not allow others to refute. What kind of logic is this? If he was looking for an excuse for losing the game, at least he should find a decent and reasonable one, instead of rolling on the ground like a child who wanted candy but couldn't get it.
Moreover, Gawain’s response was not over yet.
"Although I am not sure whether Nick will file a formal complaint to investigate whether I have any special relationship with the referee, I am very sure that I will submit a formal written complaint to condemn Nick's bad behavior of knowingly interfering with the game during the game and smearing the players' reputation after the game."
"Nick, this is not a joke, so I hope you don't get it wrong."
Gawain was chatting and laughing calmly, with a smile on his face the whole time. He spoke his responses calmly and gave a strong counterattack with thunder and lightning.
(End of this chapter)