Chapter 533 Not Goodbye

Martin, it always seems to be like this.

In NCAA competitions, the most important thing is not the championship, but the growth of the players; in daily training, the most important thing is not victory, but the future of the players.

It is true that in the professional arena where the winner is king, Martin is destined to find it difficult to become a decisive coach, but in the college arena, he can provide these children with a shelter to break through confusion and find their own shelter, and he hopes that they will leave the campus without regrets.

During last year's winter training, Martin could vaguely see Gao Wen's brilliance, but Martin had no idea that the glimmer of light would grow so fast and reach its first peak in just nine months. Everything happened so fast and so fast, just like a beautiful fairy tale.

However, the difference between fairy tales and reality is:

In fairy tales, "living happily together forever" is an ending, but in real life it is just a comma, and there is something to be continued.

Looking at the still somewhat immature Gawain in front of him, Martin didn't say anything more and just smiled.

"Keep-fighting, keep-pounding. Don't forget that."

This was the reply to Martin's text message from Gawain the day after he won the championship a week ago. Now, it has become Martin's message for Gawain's future.

The reluctance in Gawain's eyes slowly faded away, but he didn't say much. He just hammered his chest twice with his right fist, bang bang! As if he could feel the sound of his heart beating, echoing Martin's words, but this was enough.

Martin laughed heartily.

The topic did not stay in the same place, Martin immediately asked.

"Next, how will the schedule be arranged? Do I need to train in school for a period of time?"

"We will stay here today and tomorrow. The day after tomorrow we need to go to the desert to shoot a Nike commercial. It will take two to three days to finish the shoot. Then we will go directly to China to prepare for the start of the Asian season."

"Ah, Hua Xia, you are about to go home. That's great. Now is the right time. You are coming back with honors. I'm afraid all the fans are waiting for you to come home now."

"We are still waiting for the wild card approval. It would be funny if it is not approved."

The Asian season has actually already started this week. The ATP 250-level events in Kuala Lumpur and Pengcheng are in full swing. Many players have already traveled to Asia non-stop to warm up through these low-level events and then prepare for the subsequent high-level events.

Kei Nishikori went to Kuala Lumpur and Murray went to Pengcheng, and their Asian seasons have officially begun.

As for Gawain, his steps are temporarily held back by the tournaments after winning the championship. Not only that, Djokovic, Cilic and Federer have not yet gone to Asia:

On the one hand, it is because the level of this week's competition is too low; on the other hand, because they reached the semi-finals in New York, there is no need to connect the competitions too closely. After all, the two-week Grand Slam competition is extraordinary in terms of consumption, and they all need more time to rest and adjust.

If nothing unexpected happens, the top four of the US Open will all appear in the Imperial Capital Open, which will kick off next week.

The Imperial Capital Open and Neon Open, held in the same week, are both ATP 500-level events, and top players from all walks of life have chosen to participate.

However, it is worth noting that the Shanghai Masters Tournament, which will kick off the week after next, is a 1,000-point Masters Tournament that almost no top players will miss. Precisely because of this, most players prefer to go to the imperial capital on the Chinese continent to participate in the competition, unless they have signed a contract with Japan to appear in the competition like Kei Nishikori.

Here, Gawain's situation is a little special.

The registration deadline for the Imperial Capital Open is before the start of the US Open. The reference data is the world ranking of the week when the US Open starts. With Gao Wen's world ranking at the time, he would have to wait in line even to participate in the qualifying round.

Moreover, Gao Wen has not considered turning professional directly after the US Open. His first choice is still to return to the Bruins and compete in the new season.

So, Gawain didn't sign up at all! Then, things changed drastically, and everything had to be overturned and started over again -

Gao Wen managed to meet the registration deadline for the Shanghai Masters; but for the Imperial Capital Open, he would have to apply for a wild card temporarily to see if the organizing committee was willing to approve it and give the green light to the US Open champion.

This situation is very similar to that in Winston-Salem four weeks ago. Although the reasons are different, the situation is the same. Now the organizing committee must cancel a wild card that has already been issued and transfer it to Gawain. Only in this way can Gawain go to the imperial capital to compete, just like Isner at that time.

Hence, Gao Wen said the above words.

But no matter what, the Asian season has begun, which also means that the North American season has officially come to an end. The excitement and excitement of the Grand Slam championship has gradually been left behind in the long river of time. Professional players must continue to look forward to the life, whether they win or lose, they must temporarily put Flushing behind their minds.

In professional tennis, there are fifty-two weeks in a year, forty-eight of which have tournaments scheduled. Every week a champion is born, but also every week one has to face the impact of winning or losing. If one cannot learn to forget and move on, then regardless of victory or defeat, the memories and experiences of the previous week's tournament will hold them back and become a stumbling block to new victories.

From the NCAA to the professional arena, Gao Wen obviously still has a lot to learn.

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Pushing open the office door, Gawain walked out, while Martin stayed in the office and continued to worry about the appearance list and the lineup, which was obviously a difficult problem.

Whoosh.

A gentle breeze blew, and golden fragments of sunlight were stirring all over the ground. The refreshing and warm feeling in his heart slowly expanded in his chest, filling every corner. Then, Gawain saw MacDonald.

McDonald was pushing a supermarket trolley, which was filled with worn-out tennis balls, and on top of them were piled triangular cones, foot pedals, rubber bands, tennis rackets and other training props. He pushed the trolley forward like a mountain, shaking and shaky. The strong winds that swarmed from all directions did not help, and it seemed that the trolley was in danger of falling apart at any time.

McDonald's eyes were fixed on the props in front of him. He held the cart with his right hand and held the tennis racket with his left hand. He moved his feet carefully, and his attention was so focused that he didn't notice anything else happening on the court.

Looking at MacDonald who was concentrating and focusing, it was just like the day when Gawain came back last winter. It was still the two of them preparing for a new day of training, he was still overwhelmed by the earth-shaking changes in his life, and it was still MacDonald who obediently completed all the training preparations for him.

Time flies, they have changed, yet they remain the same.

This farewell is not a goodbye, but a new beginning.

Then, a smile bloomed on the corners of his mouth, and Gawain called out: "Hey, Mike."

At the same time, he trotted forward and met MacDonald's surprised and happy smile. Before MacDonald could speak, Gawain had already reached out to hold the crumbling props and helped MacDonald prepare for training.

(End of this chapter)