Chapter 405: Post-match noise
Buzz buzz buzz.
Buzz buzz buzz.
Even until the end of the press conference, Gao Wen's ears were still buzzing, as if the whole world was thrown into a washing machine.
There is no doubt that Gawain is making history. Even without the prefix of "Chinese male player", he has broken the record of legendary player Bruguera who reached the fourth round in his first Grand Slam in 1989, because Gawain has officially advanced to the fifth round, writing a miracle of a wildcard player.
There has never been anyone like him before, and it will probably be difficult for anyone to surpass him in the future. After all, it is really too difficult to create a miracle in the "first time participating in a Grand Slam". Moreover, Gawain also defeated the 13th seed and the 3rd seed. It was definitely not just luck. He was like a comet that appeared in the eyes of everyone in the world of tennis.
Naturally, the post-match press conference was also packed with people.
For the first time, Gao Wen was arranged to be in the No. 1 press conference room, accepting the bombardment of a hundred reporters in front of him. The surging crowds inside and outside filled his vision, and there were countless questions of all kinds. After all, Gao Wen was still completely new to everyone.
Among them, the most eye-catching question is undoubtedly Gao Wen's next opponent -
On the one hand, if Gawain can continue to win and advance, he will reach the semi-finals, just like the miracle McEnroe created at Wimbledon.
On the other hand, Gawain's potential opponent is worthy of attention in itself, "Raonic vs. Kei Nishikori".
The former is the leader of the new generation of players, and the fact that Raonic and Gao Wen are friends in private has been dug up by the media. The confrontation between the two young people fits the youth storm of this year's US Open. 1990 and 1995 happen to be the two beginnings of a decade.
The latter, as another piece of the Asian power puzzle at this year's US Open, once he can reach the quarterfinals with Gao Wen, it means that an Asian player has secured a place in the semifinals in advance, and the strong collision between the two Asian players is itself a hot topic among the topics.
From any angle, the next matchup is worth writing about. Reporters are already impatient. Due to the combined effect of various factors, reporters changed the way they asked questions, but they asked Gao Wen three times about the next opponent.
"Which player are you more looking forward to playing against?"
"Who do you think will win and advance?"
"From a playing style perspective, which player would you rather play against?"
And so on.
If they wanted, they could probably continue like this, so much so that Gawain even made a joke.
"Excuse me, is this the press conference before Milos vs. Kei Nishikori? Am I stupid enough to go to the wrong press conference room?"
After saying that, Gao Wen looked down at the name tag in front of him with a confused expression, and tilted his head as if to say, "That's right, what's going on", which successfully made the press conference burst into laughter again.
However, the questions about the next opponent could not be stopped. This group of reporters clearly believed that Gao Wen was a newcomer with no foundation and no background. They were not afraid of offending him, so they were relentless and prepared to dig out the explosive points, just like in the last game against Kyrgios.
As a result, Gao Wen stood up directly, and quietly left the press conference room in full view of everyone.
The whole audience was full of questions, but the reporters were actually quite excited and were eager for Gao Wen to leave the scene, because that would create a hot topic. News headlines such as "Gao Wen left in anger", "The rising star who made it to the quarterfinals acts like a big shot", "Gao Wen VS reporters" and so on were already brewing.
However, Gao Wen opened the door of the press conference room, looked outside, looked around, and shouted.
"Milos?"
"Kei?"
Then he turned back to the press conference, sat down again, and shrugged at the reporters, "Sorry, I think they should be preparing for the game and can't be there for interviews."
That serious look made it very hard for the reporters on the scene to hold back their laughter. Then Gao Wen gave the reporter who asked the question a very fake smile, as if to apologize, which made the other reporters unable to hold back and burst into laughter.
After that, no reporter raised the question of the next opponent.
Until the end of the press conference, the reporters still had bright smiles on their faces and the atmosphere was very pleasant.
In the previous three rounds of matches, the post-match press conferences were not long. The longest one was the first one, which was fifteen minutes after the upset victory over Isner. But today, the record was easily broken. After thirty minutes, the host announced the end of the question time, but reporters were still scrambling to ask more questions.
Amid the constant shouts of "One more question", Gawain finally left Press Conference Room No. 1. Fresh air rushed into his chest, and the rustling tinnitus and flickering vision seemed to finally bring back some peace. But before he could enjoy the moment, Tobias appeared accompanied by a handsome gentleman.
Wearing a simple polo shirt and dark blue casual suit pants, he exuded a touch of elegance in his casualness and looked like a professor with some bookish airs. However, Tobias's introduction surprised Gawain a little, vividly illustrating the truth that one cannot judge a book by its cover.
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"…Just call me Charlie."
Knox introduced himself very politely.
"I just wanted to come here to express my admiration and joy. Today's match was really exciting. This is probably my favorite match of the US Open so far this year, especially the key points in the last two games. It was so exciting that I couldn't sit still."
Knox's sincerity can still be deeply felt in his simple and restrained words. It can be felt from his words and actions that Knox seems to be truly interested in Gawain. His restrained kindness and friendliness keep the conversation pleasant, and Gawain is somewhat flattered.
But Knox did not stay too long. After greeting, he and Tobias said goodbye, saying "I don't want to disturb your rest after the game."
Gawain was confused as he appeared briefly and left just as briefly, but he didn't need to worry too much as he left these matters to Tobias.
It was in the players' lounge that Gao Wen met Agassi for the first time. Because of Jiang Yanyun's influence, Agassi's influence on Gao Wen when he just started to learn tennis was very direct and obvious. Even though he wrote the invitation letter himself, he was still very excited to see Agassi up close.
Unfortunately, the communication between Gao Wen and Agassi did not last too long, because after the game, the players still had a series of relaxation and physical therapy work to complete, not only to prepare for the next game, but also to avoid injuries. These tasks must not be sloppy.
(End of this chapter)