Chapter 387: Getting Ready
Watching Bouchard turn away in grief and anger, the spectators who didn't know the truth thought that someone had abandoned her, just like Dimitrov, who had a lot of question marks on his head.
To be honest, Dimitrov really didn't know what was going on. Questions kept circling in his head. Who could explain it to him? Then, Dimitrov's eyes moved back and forth between Bouchard's back and Gawain. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes and movements connected the two people. Finally, he fell on Gawain, revealing a meaningful look, as if he had discovered some shocking secret.
Looking at Dimitrov's expression as if he had discovered the truth, Gao Wen just found it funny. "Maybe that person has a crush on your girlfriend and is plotting to teach you a lesson, and you are still smiling foolishly here."
Dimitrov blinked, unable to believe his ears, "What?" His attention was immediately diverted to Gawain.
Gawain didn't say much, and looked at Raonic again, "I'm not sure what happened either, I should ask Milos."
Raonic, who had instantly become the center of attention, waved his hands repeatedly, his head like a rattle, "I don't know, I'm not familiar with her at all."
But the more he denied, the more suspicious he became. Dimitrov immediately smiled as if to show his knowledge and nudged Raonic. "At the beginning, I was not familiar with Maria at all."
Hahaha.
Gawain and Tim both understood Dimitrov's hint and they both laughed.
Tobias who was sitting next to them shook his head repeatedly. These silly kids, the focus of the topic was easily diverted by Gawain without them noticing, they were completely led by the nose.
Tobias couldn't help but start to sketch the picture. If Courant and Bouchard appeared in the same frame in Nike advertisement, then he could further promote the picture of "Sharapova and Dimitrov" and "Bouchard and Courant" in the same frame. One can imagine the reaction of the entire market.
Thinking of this, Tobias looked at Gawain deeply again.
If Tobias had not followed Gawain in training and competitions every day for the past two months, he would know that Gawain had no time off the court and it was impossible for him to know Bouchard. Otherwise, Tobias would have suspected that Gawain and Bouchard might be dating in secret, otherwise what happened today?
But it is precisely because Tobias knows it is impossible that things become interesting——
Did Bouchard simply want to be a messenger of justice to "protect order in the players' restaurant"?
Tobias's brain circuits were completely different from those of ordinary people. Even Gawain could not understand the way he unfolded things, so they paid no attention to Tobias at all. Later, they chatted with Jankovic, and the short time in the players' restaurant was full of fun because of talking and laughing.
After finishing breakfast, the players said goodbye at the door of the players' restaurant, because everyone had their own schedule next -
Thiem and Dimitrov are in the lower half and have no matches today, so they need to train according to their physical condition; Gawain and Raonic will play today, so they have to arrange their schedules according to their match time.
Raonic is in the night show, and it's the second show of the night show, so he has to go on stage at least at 8:30, so he has a whole day, with basic training scheduled in the morning and afternoon.
Gao Wen is in the day game, but it is the last game in Louis Armstrong Stadium. It is estimated that it will be around 4 or 5 pm when he takes the stage, so his training is more focused on the gym, doing basic training and warm-up training of small muscle groups.
The Grand Slam tournament has entered its second week, which means the round of 16 has begun and the schedule has become interesting.
Serena Williams and Murray were treated to playing at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, which was Murray's first time on center court at this year's US Open.
The four games at Louis Armstrong Stadium are also worth savoring.
In the first match, men's doubles, local legendary top seed Bryan brothers will take the stage to face another pair of local unseeded players.
In the second game, Djokovic faced Robredo.
In the third game, Makarova faced Bouchard.
In the fourth game, Wawrinka faced Gao Wen.
Objectively speaking, the specific order of appearance does not have much impact, but the impact at the detail level does exist objectively. For example, appearing on the court at 2 pm is when the sun is the hottest and most dazzling, which is bound to be a test for the players; while appearing on the court at 5 pm requires facing the yin and yang field with the sun setting, but the hottest time of the day has already passed.
The small details still allow one to once again feel the organizing committee's preference for the younger generation. Djokovic was arranged to play in the second game, while Bouchard and Gao Wen were the finale and main event respectively.
Of course, the matchup between Wawrinka and Gawain was originally the focus of the fourth round, and countless people were curious about Gawain's dark horse status; and this was also Serena Williams' second match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. For various reasons, Djokovic's schedule also maintained "consistency and fairness", so there seemed to be no need to complain.
However, for Gao Wen, it doesn’t really matter what court or time it is, because no matter how it is arranged, everything is brand new.
This was the first time for Gowan to play at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. Even though Gowan had already experienced playing at a top stadium at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, the details of the game still needed to be readjusted and adapted to after changing the stadium, which meant that all of Gowan's four games so far have been held at the stadium.
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What really matters, and the only thing that matters, is the opponent.
Stanislas Wawrinka.
He is a typical late bloomer, who turned to professional tennis in 2003 but never made much of a breakthrough. The only thing worth mentioning is that he won the men's doubles gold medal with compatriot Federer at the 2008 Olympics. Apart from that, he has always been Switzerland's number two men's singles player, living completely under Federer's aura.
At the end of 2009, Wawrinka married his girlfriend of four years, and his daughter was born three months later; but soon Wawrinka realized that he could not concentrate on his family life, so he separated from his wife and even abandoned his infant daughter to focus on his tennis career.
Soon after, Wawrinka had a breakthrough. He first entered the top 20 in the year-end rankings for the first time in his career in the 2011 season, and his overall performance became more problematic. Then he had another explosion in the 2013 season, reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open, and then this year's Australian Open.
He defeated Djokovic in the quarterfinals, Berdych in the semifinals, and Nadal in the final, winning the Grand Slam championship trophy for the first time in his career with unparalleled and incredible performances.
At this time, Wawrinka was only two months away from turning 29.
(End of this chapter)