Chapter 380 The Right Time and Place
Explosive points! Explosive points! Explosive points! Big headlines!
Moreover, the grand narrative of writing history and creating miracles as the background board added sparks to these explosive points. The reporters at the post-match press conference were flushed and almost had a cerebral hemorrhage with excitement. They were like chicken blood, and they couldn't wait to write the news.
Soon, the reporters got their first real glimpse of Gawain's "edges" -
Gao Wen, keep your word.
The ATP and the US Open organizers held a formal press conference the next day, stating that they had received a formal written complaint and had conducted an in-depth investigation into the relevant situation. The results of the investigation showed that Kyrgios's lack of sports professional ethics was wrong and needed to be addressed.
Ultimately, Kyrgios was fined $5,000.
The fine was not severe, but since this was Kyrgios' "first time", the ATP gave him a light punishment. However, this punishment opened the prelude to "A few things Kyrgios had to say about his emotional outbursts". Obviously, the ATP did not expect that things would gradually get out of control.
Kyrgios' attack, Gawain's response, the handling of the US Open organizers... the behind-the-scenes footage after the game was still amazing.
The news reports, which were already sensational because of Gawain's continuous history-making, were further enhanced by these off-field tidbits. Gawain's calm and strong handling of the matter revealed the demeanor of a great general, which once again left a deep impression on people and heated discussions remained high.
This was definitely an unexpected surprise.
If we only look at the results of the round of 16, in fact only the Chinese fans were celebrating happily. For fans from other countries and regions, it still lacked a little impact. As for the topic of making history, they naturally didn't feel anything since they were not players from their own country.
But thanks to Kyrgios' "provocation", the discussion immediately heated up, and Gowen's outstanding performance on and off the court successfully won the love of the fans. He is strong but polite, passionate but calm, tough but sharp, and his unrestrained and flamboyant personality is indeed eye-catching.
There is no harm without comparison. Kyrgios's "can't afford to lose" remarks suddenly became whining, just like a high school student playing tricks, while Gawain's thunderous action force made his position clear forcefully and firmly, and he sorted out all the situations quickly and easily. The wisdom and brilliance hidden in it were enough to win applause.
With such an in and out, the name "Gawain" became truly famous throughout the world.
But but but...this is still not all.
As the saying goes, "Heroes are made by the times", and the same is true for creating superstars. The right time, the right place, and the right people are all indispensable. In competitive sports, excellent results are the threshold to becoming a superstar, but excellent results alone are not enough to make a superstar. Obviously, more auxiliary factors are needed.
This year, a superstar storm seems to be brewing in Flushing, and the rolling tide of the times is waiting, just waiting for this moment.
The sixth competition day came to an end, and the top sixteen men's and women's singles were all decided. One could feel the youthful heat at a glance.
In the men's singles top 16, the eight players in the upper half are Djokovic, Tommy-Robredo, Tsonga, Murray; Wawrinka, Gawain, Kei Nishikori, and Raonic.
The eight players in the lower half are Berdych, Thiem, Cilic, Simon; Dimitrov, Monfils, Roberto-Bautista-Agut, and Federer.
As expected, Ferrer became the only player among the top four seeds to fall behind, and Simon, who was good at "entanglement", eliminated Ferrer in the third round.
Among them, Raonic, Thiem, Dimitrov and Gao Wen are all new generation young players born after 1990. Gao Wen is a "little bud" born in 1995, which also represents that the rise of the new generation of forces is accelerating.
Moreover, Raonic and Dimitrov, two players who firmly occupy a place in the world's top ten, performed well, and two young players, Thiem and Gao Wen, were considered dark horses who had just emerged.
Don't forget that this is Thiem's first time participating in the US Open. If it weren't for Gawain, most of the attention would be on Thiem.
In addition, Agut and Cilic were born in 1988, and Kei Nishikori was born in 1989. They are also young players at the end of the golden generation and are both beginning to emerge.
youth……
youth.
youth!
The younger generation is coming with strength!
Almost every year, the professional tennis media will tirelessly discuss when the younger generation will be able to fully grow up, when young players will be able to compete with the Big Four, when will the tennis landscape be further reshuffled? Most importantly, when will the handover of tennis be completed?
To be precise, the media will talk about the same old things in every Grand Slam, and they are eagerly looking forward to more wonderful performances from young players.
So, will change come at this U.S. Open?
Isn't it the same for women's competitions?
Compared with the golden age of the men's game when the four giants competed with each other, women's tennis is still the "Queen's Era" where Serena Williams is the only one in the lead.
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Sharapova, who was once expected to create an era, has achieved very impressive results, but she still has not been able to show absolute dominance. The number of Grand Slam championship trophies she has won does not even exceed that of Venus Williams, and she is even further away from Serena Williams.
Therefore, the media has repeatedly discussed the rise of the new generation, to see who can launch a strong impact on Serena Williams' crown, so will it be the 2014 US Open? From the list of the top 16, the eight players in the top half are Serena Williams, Kaia Kanepi, Flavia Pennetta, Casey Dellacqua, Aleksandra Krunic, Victoria Azarenka, Ekaterina Makarova, and Bouchard.
The eight players in the lower half are Belinda Bencic, Jelena Jankovic, Lucie Safarova, Peng Shuai, Maria Sharapova, Wozniacki, Errani and Mirjana Lucic.
Overall, the entire list is very young. Wozniacki, Krunic, Bouchard and Bencic were all born after 1990.
The youngest of them is Bencic, who is even younger than Gao Wen. She is a Swiss genius girl born in 1997 and is only seventeen years old this year.
Moreover, Sharapova, Safarova, Makarova and Azarenka were all born after 1987, and Sharapova and Azarenka are already Grand Slam champions.
Especially Azarenka, who rose strongly in the 2011 season. In the past two years, she has won two Australian Open championships, two US Open runner-ups, and reached the semi-finals of the French Open and Wimbledon once each. She has become the biggest competitor for Serena Williams' crown.
The youth storm in women's tennis is even more real.
(End of this chapter)